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A piece of sodium metal can be described as
a pure substance and a compound.
an impure substance that is reactive.
an impure substance that is unreactive.
a pure substance and an elemen

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a pure substance and an element.

Explanation: a piece of sodium metal consists only of sodium atoms (not a compound), so it's an element and therefore a pure substance. (It is chemically reactive, but that doesn't change its classification.)