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Dry ice, or solid carbon dioxide, has the molecular formula CO2. How should you classify it?




element




compound




mixture




colloid




suspension

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The answer is compound. The compound CO2 is consists of element carbon and element oxygen. The solid CO2 is just a solid status of pure CO2.

Answer;

A compound

Explanation;

A compound is a substance formed when two or more chemical elements are chemically bonded together. In other words a compound consists of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions joined by chemical bonds into a molecule.

- In our case; solid carbon dioxide contains three atoms, that is two oxygen atoms and one carbon atom that are chemically combined, thus it is a compound .

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