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Is plastic a mixture, compound, or an element?
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Is plastic a mixture, compound, or an element?

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Plastic could not be considered an element because elements are pure substances,Plastic is best described as a compound because its elements cannot be separated like the elements in a mixture can, without undergoing a chemical reaction. 
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