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A water molecule is made up of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms. Why is water considered a pure substance?

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A mixture is when two or more substances combine physically together.

However, in water, two hydrogen atoms combine with one oxygen atom chemically, forming a new substance that has properties different from hydrogen alone or oxygen alone.

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