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Which of these is a pure substance?

a. diamond

b. salt

c. ocean water



a


a and b


b and c


all of them

User Maarten
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it would be diamond and salt
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Answer:

The correct answers are A and B. Diamond and salt are pure substances.

Step-by-step explanation:

A pure substance is one whose composition does not vary, even if the physical conditions in which it is found change. For example, water has a formula that is H2O and is always the same, which indicates that it is made up of molecules in which there are 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. If I changed that formula, it would be another different substance.

A pure substance cannot be broken down into other simpler substances using physical methods.

A pure substance has its own or defined characteristic properties.

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