If Matter Is Uniform Throughout and Cannot Be Separated into Other

question 101

Multiple Choice

If matter is uniform throughout and cannot be separated into other substances by physical processes,but can be decomposed into other substances by chemical processes,it is called a(n) ________.

• A)heterogeneous mixture
• B)element
• C)homogeneous mixture
• D)compound
• E)mixture of elements

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Definitions:

Matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space by having volume, including solids, liquids, and gases.

Nitrogen

A chemical element with symbol N and atomic number 7, essential for all living organisms as a constituent of proteins.

Synergistic Interaction

A situation where two or more substances or actions combine to produce a total effect greater than the sum of their individual effects.

Isotopes

Variants of a particular chemical element that differ in neutron number, and consequently in nucleon number, but have the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei.