Question
Is air a mixture or a compound? Give three reasons for your answer.
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Answer
Air is a mixture because:
- Air can be separated into its constituents like oxygen, nitrogen, etc. by physical process of fractional distillation.
- Air shows the properties of all the gases present in it.
- Liquid air does not have a fixed boiling point.
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