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A synthesis reaction can be identified because it only has pure elements on the left side of the arrow and compounds on the right side of the arrow.

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Actually, this would be false.

User Ronise
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Answer: False

Step-by-step explanation:

Element is a pure substance which is composed of atoms of similar elements.It can not be decomposed into simpler constituents using chemical reactions. Example: Hydrogen
H_2

Compound is a pure substance which is made from atoms of different elements combined together in a fixed ratio by mass.It can be decomposed into simpler constituents using chemical reactions. Example: water
H_2O

Synthesis reaction is a type of reaction in which multiple reactants combine to form a single product.Compounds can also combine to give other compounds as in the given reaction:
BaO+CO_2\rightarrow BaCO_3

Thus the statement is false.

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