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WE HAVE LEARNT THAT WATER IS MADE UP OF HYDROGEN AND OXGYEN.BUT EVEN THEN POTABLE WATER IS NOT A COMPOUND. WHY ?

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Potable water or drinking water is a compound. Hydrogen and oxygen are mixed together in a fixed proportion to yield water. While tap water is mixture since it contains number of microscopic particles or ions such as Calcium ions, magnesium ions, fluorides and some other impurities.

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