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The chemical formula for sodium citrate is Na3C6H5O7.

Which statement is true?

Responses

Sodium citrate is a compound with a total of 4 atoms.

Sodium citrate is a compound with a total of 4 atoms.

Sodium citrate is an element with a total of 21 atoms.

Sodium citrate is an element with a total of 21 atoms.

Sodium citrate is a compound with a total of 21 atoms, each of a different element.

Sodium citrate is a compound with a total of 21 atoms, each of a different element.

Sodium citrate is a compound with a total of 21 atoms.

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"Sodium citrate is a compound with a total of 21 atoms."

Reason: Na3C6H5O7 contains 3 Na + 6 C + 5 H + 7 O = 21 atoms. It is a compound (made of more than one element), not an element, and the atoms are not all different elements.