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- during a laboratory experiment, you are given a clear, colorless liquid. upon heating, you discover a vapor is produced and solid white crystals remain in the test tube. which of the following correctly describes the original liquid? mixture element compound pure substance
Brief Explanations
An element is a pure - substance made of only one type of atom. A compound is a pure - substance made of two or more different types of atoms chemically combined. A pure substance has a fixed composition. When heating the liquid and getting a vapor and solid crystals, it shows that the original liquid has different components that can be separated by physical means (heating). A mixture is a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined and can be separated by physical methods.
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