Water is considered a compound and not a mixture why?

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1. water is made up of two elements in a fixed ratio
2. water has totally different properties from the two elements
3. its constituents can be separated only by chemical or electrochemical reactions
4. water is formed by reaction between hydrogen and oxygen.

thats why water is a compound not a mixture

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