Explain why, water is a compound and not a mixture. Given any five points.

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(1) Water is made up of $2$ elements in a fixed ratio.
(2) Its constituents can be separated only by chemical or electrochemical reactions.
(3) Its formed by reaction between hydrogen & oxygen with a chemical bond.
(4) Water has totally different properties from $2$ elements.
(5) It has a fixed boiling point.

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