The fact that water can be broken down into gaseous substances that do not behave at all like water, suggests that water is not an element.
TRUE or FALSE
I think that it is TRUE water isn't an element. The fact that it can be broken down into a gas that doesn't behave like water doesn't matter. RIGHT???
2007-10-15 09:15:36 · 5 answers · asked by LJC 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The statement is true and your assumption is correct as far as it goes. Water is broken down into 2 gasses, hydrogen and oxygen, both of which are elements. They combine to create the compound water.
Water has a gaseous state called steam or vapor. It does not behave as water does, or at least it doesn't on the macroscopic scale. Hydrogen bonding still goes on but on an extremely reduced scale that only gets smaller as the temperature goes up.
Water's formula, H20, is itself indicative that it isn't an element.
2007-10-15 09:25:17 · answer #1 · answered by alb_4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
true because water is a compound made up of two gaseous elements, when ever you seperatre elements from a compound you are going to end up with two gases that have totally different properties than water does. You should further explore the electrosis of water to see why this is so.
2007-10-15 09:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by devg55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think true. An element cannot be broken down. Water is a compound.
2007-10-15 09:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by Brooke J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're correct that the answer is TRUE. No, it does matter that the gas doesn't behave like water. That means that the gas is not water vapor, and so has an identity different that the water.
2007-10-15 09:21:19 · answer #4 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Water is not an element. It is an molecule, it is made up of two atom hydrogen and one atom oxygen.
2007-10-15 09:23:47 · answer #5 · answered by Tarik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋