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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? A. solution B. element C. mixture D. compound E. colloid

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B.) It is an element.......
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The answer is B. element.

An element is composed of only one kind of atom and cannot be separated into simpler substances. Oxygen (O) is the element.
A compound is a substance composed of two or more different atoms chemically bonded to one another, for example, water (HO) consists of 2 atoms of hydrogen (H) and 1 atom of oxygen (O), so it is the compound.
A mixture consists of two or more substances that are not chemically combined. Solutions and colloids are mixtures.
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