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Is steel a pure substance or a mixture?

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Steel is not a pure substance. It is a mixture of the elements carbon and iron, or an alloy if you must. If steel was on the Periodic Table of Elements, yes, it would be a pure substance. Steel consists of 2 or more elements combined so therefore, it is not pure.

Just so, is steel an element or a compound?

Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures

A	B
iron	element
dirt	mixture
sodium chloride	compound
silver	element

Is steel and element?

While iron alloyed with carbon is called carbon steel, alloy steel is steel to which other alloying elements have been intentionally added to modify the characteristics of steel. Common alloying elements include: manganese, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, boron, titanium, vanadium, tungsten, cobalt, and niobium.

Is stainless steel a compound or a mixture?

It is very well mixed.? Sea water is a homogeneous mixture of water, table salt and a variety of other compounds, stainless steel is a homogeneous mixture of iron, carbon, nickel and other elements. ? Heterogeneous: mixtures that are poorly mixed.? The substances that are mixed together are easily seen.

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Is M&Ms a mixture?

Some examples of mixtures are a tossed salad, salt water and a mixed bag of M&M's candy. A homogeneous mixture is a mixture that has all the same particles. Everything has the same composition. A heterogeneous mixture is a mixture that is not uniform consists of two more substances mixed but not chemically combined.

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Is mercury a mixture?

Pure mercury contains nothing else but mercury; it is an element, one of the chemical building blocks from which chemical compounds and mixtures are assembled. All the mercury atoms in it are the same, with atomic number 80. It also happens to be a metal, like gold or silver, whose purity can be measured.

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Is milk a pure substance or a mixture?

c) Propane is a chemical compound so it is a pure substance. d) Milk is a complex blend of water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins and many other components such as calcium-containing compounds. There are various grades of milk. Thus it is a mixture.

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Is charcoal a pure substance or a mixture?

International, Mgmt at 3M Co. Charcoal is made by driving the volatile substances out of wood. Charcoal is an impure substance (contains 50% to 95% carbon). 'Carbon black' or 'Activated carbon' is one of the (pure) elemental forms of Carbon.

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Is iron a pure substance or a mixture?

Pure substances cannot be separated into other substances. Some examples are carbon, iron, water, sugar, salt, nitrogen gas, and oxygen gas. A good way to decide if something is a pure substance or not is to pretend like you are holding it in your hands. Some examples of mixtures are salt in water, air, and brass.

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Is soil a mixture?

soils is a heterogeneous mixture of sand, clay, organic substances like dead plant material and water. soil is a mixture bcoz it contains different types of substances.only elements and compounds are pure substances.

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Is wine a pure substance or a mixture?

(a) Sweat is a homogeneous mixture of water, sodium chloride, and other components. (b) Carbon dioxide is a pure substance that is a compound (two or more elements bonded together). (a) Wine is a generally homogeneous mixture of water, ethyl alcohol, and other components from the grapes.

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Is copper metal a pure substance or a mixture?

So copper is a pure substance in any form (only copper atoms). Liquid water is a pure substance (all H2O molecules). Table salt is a pure substance (a regular crystal of Na and Cl atoms, or, to be picky, ions). A mixture of different kinds of metal atoms is called an "alloy" if they are mixed on an atomic scale.

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Is iron a compound?

Iron is an element. It can be identified in the periodic table by its elemental name Fe. Compounds are molecules of either the same type or different found together.

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Is a nickel a pure substance?

Summary: Nickel is a very abundant natural element. Pure nickel is a hard, silvery-white metal. Nickel can be combined with other metals, such as iron, copper, chromium, and zinc, to form alloys. Many nickel compounds dissolve fairly easy in water and have a green color.

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Is steel and element?

While iron alloyed with carbon is called carbon steel, alloy steel is steel to which other alloying elements have been intentionally added to modify the characteristics of steel. Common alloying elements include: manganese, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, boron, titanium, vanadium, tungsten, cobalt, and niobium.

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Is steel a compound?

Steel is an alloy, therefore it is a mixture. It is not an element because it is not on the periodic table. It is not a compound because the iron and carbon are not chemically bonded together.

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Is steel a homogeneous mixture?

Homogeneous: a homogeneous mixture is one that appears the same throughout. It is very well mixed. Sea water is a homogeneous mixture of water, table salt and a variety of other compounds, stainless steel is a homogeneous mixture of iron, carbon, nickel and other elements.

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What compound is rust?

Rust is another name for iron oxide, which occurs when iron or an alloy that contains iron, like steel, is exposed to oxygen and moisture for a long period of time. Over time, the oxygen combines with the metal at an atomic level, forming a new compound called an oxide and weakening the bonds of the metal itself.

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Is carbon monoxide a pure substance or a mixture?

Question: If it is a pure substance, classify it as an element or a compound. Nickel is an element: carbon monoxide is a compound. Both are elements. Both are compounds.

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Is oxygen a mixture?

If you mean the gas (O2), then you should say Oxygen gas, or diatomic Oxygen, or atmospheric Oxygen, i.e. a molecule made of two Oxygen atoms. It is not a compound because the molecule is made of only one elemen, Oxygen. It is thus not a mixture either. However it is usually part of a mixture, which is air.

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Is the milk mixture?

The fresh milk that comes from cows is a mixture of water, fat (also called butterfat or milkfat), and milk solids. The milk solids are made of proteins and carbohydrates. The major milk protein is casein, which is dispersed throughout the milk. Lactose is the primary carbohydrate found in milk.

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Is sand a pure substance or a mixture?

No, sand is a mixture of various substances even though majority is silicon dioxide. However after a purification and beneficiation process sand can be brought to a very pure state, being 99.99% silicon dioxide.

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Is water or a mixture?

Pure distilled water is two parts hydrogen mixed with one part oxygen. The parts in this case are atoms. Water (H2O) is considered a pure substance. A mixture is therefore a glass of water with other things dissolved inside, like a flavored powder, tea, coffee, or medicine.

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