Question

Why air is considered as a mixture and not a compound?

Answer 1

Air is considered as a mixture because it exhibits following properties:

1. Each component present in air retains its properties.
2. Each component can be separated by simple physical processes.
3. The components do not have any fixed proportion. All gases are present in different amount. Example, in greener area—more oxygen and water vapour is present; near industrial area—air consists of lot of impurities and smoke suspended in it.