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Classify each of the substances as a mixture, a compound, or an element.

Mixture
Compound
Element
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methane
vinegar
water
steel
milk
helium
aluminum
table sugar
table sugar

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Step-by-step explanation:

An element is a distinct substance that cannot be split - up into simpler substances. Such substances consist of only one kind of atom.

From the list, the elements are:

helium

aluminum

A compound is substance composed of two or more kinds of atoms or elements joined together in a definite grouping. The properties of a compound are distinct and different from those of the individual elements that are combined in its make - up.

methane

water

Table sugar

A mixture is a substance made up of indefinite composition. The constituents reacts differently to changed conditions. They are easily separated into constituents by physical methods.

Vinegar

Steel

Milk

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