Explain why gold is a pure substance but the air is a mixture.

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Gold consists of only gold atoms. Therefore, it is a pure substance. Whereas air consists of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.04% carbon dioxide, and 0.96% of water vapour and other gases. Therefore, the air is a mixture.

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