Because it is one...
Original post by ab8649
hey guys, my teacher gave me some homework and one of the questions says why is iron described as an element? what is the perfect way to answer this
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Because all the atoms are only one type - hence an element and so this is also the case for pure Iron unless it is an alloy.
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