Question

Air is a mixture but not a compound. Explain why?

Answer 1

Mixture

• A mixture is a substance made up of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded e.g. air.

Compound

• A compound is a material made up of two or more components that are chemically bonded e.g water.

Air as a Mixture:

• Air is a mixture, and not a compound because air can be separated into different components such as oxygen, nitrogen, etc. through the process of fractional distillation.
• Also, air shows all the properties of gases present in it.

Air consists of mixtures of gases, hence, it is a mixture.