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Which of the following substances can have variable composition?
a) diamonds
b) graphite
c) air
d) water

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Erudite1
The correct option is C, AIR.
Air is made up of different types of elements which are not chemically combined together, therefore air is a mixture. The constituents of air can vary from one place to another depending on the location.

Air is the right answer.

Further explanation

Compound

It can be defined as a substance that outcomes from the combining of at least two distinctive components so that the atoms of the various components are held together by chemical bonds that are hard to break.

Examples of compound

Diamond, water and graphite are common examples.

Structure of diamond

It is composed of a large lattice structure with solid covalent bonds between carbon particles. Every carbon atom has 4 bonds.

Structure of graphite

Graphite has a covalent structure in which every carbon particle is joined to three other carbon atoms by covalent bonds. the carbon particles make layers with hexagonal atoms.

Structure of water

It is a molecule with the sub-atomic equation H2O, comprising of two light hydrogen atoms joined to an oxygen molecule.

Mixture

It contains at least two substances that are not chemically bonded.

Example of mixture

Sand, Air and salad.

Air

Air is a mixture of different gasses. like oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, etc.

Composition of air

By volume, dry air contains 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.04% carbon dioxide, and different gases which are small in number. Air additionally contains a variable measure of water vapor, by and large around 1% sea level while 0.4% over the whole environment.

Answer details

Subject: Chemistry

Level: High school

Keywords

  • Compound
  • Examples of compound
  • Structure of diamond
  • Structure of graphite
  • Structure of water
  • Mixture
  • Example of mixture
  • Air
  • Composition of air

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