Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 1 - Introduction: Matter and Measurement - Additional Exercises - Page 39: 1.86b

Answer

This statement is false. Corrected Version: All mixtures must contain multiple elements or compounds.

Work Step by Step

A mixture must contain multiple pure substances which retain their chemical properties. While many mixtures contain compounds, this is not always the case. For instance, there could be a mixture of inert Krypton and Xenon gas. Xenon and Krypton are not bonded, meaning that they are not compounds. However, there must be at least two elements for a mixture to exist since a mixture must contain multiple pure substances.
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