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Why is water considered a compound?

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: 1) Its constituents Hydrogen and oxygen are always present in it
. 2) Its properties are different from its constituent elements(hydrogen and oxygen)
3) Its constituents cannot be separated by simple physical means but requires chemical methods and it has fixed boiling and freezing point.

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