WHY IS AIR CONSIDERED TO BE A MIXTURE WHERAS SALT AS A PURE SUBSTANCE?

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Salt is a compound made of Na & Cl and it exhibits totally different properties than both Na & Cl. and cannot be separated by physical methods
Whereas, Air is a mixture of gases like N₂, O₂ CO₂ etc. and does not posess any specific properties of its own.

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