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Classify each of the following as an element, a compound,or a mixture, copper,water, nitrogen,and sulfur

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Answer: copper, nitrogen,and sulfur : element

water : compound

Step-by-step explanation:

Element is a pure substance which is composed of atoms of similar elements.It can not be decomposed into simpler constituents using chemical reactions. Example: Sulphur (S), copper (Cu), Nitrogen (N).

Compound is a pure substance which is made from atoms of different elements combined together in a fixed ratio by mass.It can be decomposed into simpler constituents using chemical reactions. Example: water
(H_2O)

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