Give two reasons for supposing that water is a compound and not a mixture.
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Water is a compound because:
  1. Water cannot be separated into its constituents, hydrogen and oxygen by physical methods.
  2. Heat and light are given out when water is prepared by burning hydrogen in oxygen.
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