When an element goes into a mixture, no chemical reaction occurs. Instead of reacting, the elements stay completely seperate, losing or gaining no electrons in the process. Examples of Mixtures:
Air: Nitrogen, Oxygen and Argon (Other trace elements also in air)
Salty Water: Hydrogen Oxide (Water) and Sodium Chloride (Salt)
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When elements form mixtures, they do not chemically bond with each other. Instead, they retain their individual properties and can be separated through physical means, such as filtration or distillation. Mixing elements simply involves combining them physically without creating new chemical compounds.
When elements form mixtures, they retain their individual chemical properties. This means that each element will still react with other substances in the same way it would if it were in its pure form. Mixtures can be separated into their individual elements through physical processes like filtration or distillation.
Oxygen is an element, as it is found on the periodic table with the atomic number 8. It can form compounds with other elements, such as water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2), but it itself is not a compound or mixture.
When elements combine in changing ratios, they form compounds rather than mixtures. Mixtures are made up of different substances that are not chemically bonded together, while compounds are formed by chemical bonding between elements in specific ratios.
Matter is most commonly found in the form of mixtures. Mixtures are made up of combinations of different substances that are physically intermingled, but retain their individual properties. It is rarer to find matter in its pure elemental form or as compounds.
It is an element. Elements are composed of atoms, and atoms of elements combine chemically to form compounds.