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Tim puts his spare change in a jar each day when he comes home. When the jar is full he separates the coins and takes them to the bank. The coins would be classified as a _________.

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input or a collection......
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Step-by-step explanation:

An element is defined as a substance that contains same type of atoms. For example, a spoon made up of only copper metal will contain only atoms of copper.

A compound is defined as a substance in which atoms chemically combine together in a fixed ratio by mass.

For example,
AlCl_(3) is a compound.

A mixture is defined as a substance in which two or more components are physically combined but none of the components are chemically combined to each other.

For example, a jar filled with different coins is a mixture.

Components of a mixture can be separated by physical means.

Therefore, we can conclude that in the given situation the coins would be classified as a mixture.

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