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Which is not a property of a pure substance?

uniform composition

varying composition

fixed composition

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varying composition. 
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Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

A pure substance is defined as a substance that consists of fixed composition of atoms.

For example, NaCl is a pure substance as it contains same composition of sodium and chlorine atoms.

Whereas a substance which has varying composition of atoms is known as a mixture. For example, mixture of sand in water.

Thus, we can conclude that varying composition is not a property of a pure substance.

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