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Keri has to identify a mysterious brown liquid in science class. She pours it through a filter, but the substance looks the same. Then she heats the substance and collects the water that evaporates. The water droplets look the same as the original substance. Keri concludes that since the substance cannot be separated it must be a compound. Is Keri correct?

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A: Yes because water is a compound.

B: No because the substance could be an element.

C: Yes because Keri tried to separate it and all mixtures can be separated physically.

D: No because compounds can be separated physically.

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Answer:

B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Some liquids are Elements. It could be either, an element or a compound.

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Answer:

D: No because compounds can be separated physically.

Step-by-step explanation:

Many substances are made up of more than one type of atom and for this reason we can call them compound or simply compound substances. A relatively small number of elements can yield numerous different compounds. Once a compound is formed, the substances that gave rise to it can be separated by some physical processes. Based on this, we can state that compounds are substances that can be physically separated, so we can conclude that Keri is incorrect.

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