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Oxygen is composed of only one kind of atom and can’t be separated into simpler substances. What type of matter is it?

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The answer is an element

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Answer: Oxygen is an element.

Step-by-step explanation:

A solution is defined as the a homogeneous mixture of solute and solvent.

Element is defined as the chemical specie which contains same type of atoms. For Example: Nitrogen (N), magnesium (Mg) etc...

A mixture is defined as the substance which is made by mixing two or more substances in any ratio.

Compound is defined as a chemical specie which is made by the combination of different atoms. For Example:
H_2O,CO_2 etc..

Colloid is defined as the mixtures where physical boundary is seen between the dispersed phase and dispersed medium.

We are given:

A chemical specie, oxygen which is made up of only one kind of atoms.

Hence, oxygen is an element.

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