Question

If a substance cannot be separated physically and is also cannot be chemically separated, what is the substance? Use the chart below to help you answer.

Answer 1

so the answer is element?

Answer 2

The substance is an element because elements cannot be broken down further into simpler substances either physically or chemically.

| Mixture | Compound | Element |
| ------- | -------- | ------- |
| Can be physically separated | Can be chemically separated | Cannot be physically or chemically separated |

Answer 3

Yes, that's correct. The substance that cannot be separated physically and also cannot be chemically separated is an element.