Question

The picture below shows a water molecule.

What is this molecule an example of?

A) A mixture

B) An element

C) An atom

D) A compoun

Answer 1

The answer is D) a compound

Answer 2

A water molecule is an example of a compound.

It is NOT a mixture because it is not a combination of 2 or more substances.

It is NOT an element because water is composed of two different elements, those being 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen.

It is NOT an atom because water is composed of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom.

It IS a compound because it is composed of two different elements.