Question

Compounds cannot be separated by chemical methods.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was posed to me in an online quiz.

My query is from Nature of Matter topic in section Chemistry Basic Concepts of Chemistry – Class 11

Answer 1

Correct option is (b) False

To explain: Compounds cannot be separated simply by physical methods, but they need chemical methods because when its components are mixed they change their chemical formulae and combine with each other to form a new chemical formula, resulting in a compound.