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Can not be broken down chemically.

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  1. Anions

  2. Cations

  3. Element

  4. Isotope

  5. Atom

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Element can not be broken down chemically. Elements are made of atoms of only one kind and that cannot be separated by ordinary chemical means into simpler substances.

Water is a  _______ made up of hydrogen and oxygen combined in the ratio ______ by volume or _______ by mass.

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  1. compound, 3:2, 1:1 respectively

  2. element, 1:2, 3:1 respectively

  3. compound, 2:1, 1:8 respectively

  4. molecule, 1:1, 1:16 respectively

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Water is a chemical compound made up of hydrogen and oxygen combined in the ratio $2:1$ by volume or $1:8$ by mass (2 g of hydrogen combines with 16 g of oxygen).

The lightest and the most abundant element in the universe is:

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  1. zinc

  2. hydrogen

  3. sodium

  4. mercury

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The lightest and the most abundant element in the universe is hydrogen. The percentage of hydrogen in the universe is more than $91$%.


Therefore, hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe.

Hence, option B is correct.

What is the base of all matter?

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  1. Compound

  2. Mixture

  3. Element

  4. None of above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

An element consists of only one type atom. All compounds, mixtures etc. consists of element. Hence, element is the basis of all the matter.

Which if the following is used in making smoke bombs ?

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  1. Sulphur

  2. Phosphorus

  3. Hydrogen

  4. Carbon

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Phosphorus is used in making smoke bombs.

Statement 1 : Iron is an element.


Statement 2 : It cannot be broken into smaller units and retain its physical and chemical properties.

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  1. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1

  2. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1

  3. Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is not correct

  4. Statement 1 is not correct but Statement 2 is correct

  5. Both the Statement 1 and Statement 2 are not correct

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Iron is an element found in nature as the third most abundant element in the earth's crust.


Element is a pure substance with a single element and cannot be further divided into its constituent elements.

Hence the correct option is A.

Snow and ice can from compound.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Snow and ice cannot form compounds because they are same water molecules in solid state grouped together by hydrogen bonds. Snow and ice cannot form compound because they both are similar.

True or False.


Baking soda is a compound.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Baking soda is a compound because it's composed of molecules that are all identical. It has the chemical formula $NaHCO _3$ and the chemical name sodium hydrogen carbonate. Pure baking soda is a compound, NaHCO3. But in most cases the white powder will be a mixture between $NaHCO _3$ and $Na _2CO _3$, which resulted after the decomposition of $NaHCO _3$:

$2NaHCO _3 \rightarrow  Na _2CO _3 + CO _2 + H _2O$

In an experiment oxygen was added to hydrogen and heated. On burning a substance containing both oxygen and hydrogen water was formed. What is this substance?

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  1. Element

  2. Compound

  3. Solution

  4. Mixture

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Oxygen and hydrogen are two elements and when they react they must generate another compound. Their product is not a mixture and  their result is a different compound with different properties.

Matter can be hard or soft

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space; this includes atoms and anything made up of these, hence it can be hard or soft.