【】Is soil a pure substance?
Is soil a pure substance?
Select one from the following options:
A)No
B)Yes
C)Never
D) Sometimes
Answer:(A)
Matter can be divided into pure substance and mixture.Then pure substance can be divided into elements and compounds.
So from this classification,we can say that a compound is a pure substance.In pure substance,the composition remains fixed.An element is formed by only one type of atoms or by atoms which have same atomic number.On the other hand,a compound is formed by more than one element.
In soil we get more than one elements and compounds.So soil is neither a single compound nor a single element.As a result, it is not a pure substance.It doesn't have a definite and fixed composition.Actually,it is a mixture.In soil,we get water,air,organic and inorganic compounds etc.
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