Identify whether the following sentences are true or false. Also rewrite the false sentences by making suitable corrections. (a) The constituents of a compound can be separated by physical means. (b) Boron is a metal (c) Xenon is an inert gas. (d) Atom is the smallest unit of a compound. (e) Aluminium is the most abundant non-metal in the earth's crust.

Identify whether the following sentences are true or false. Also rewri

1.	Identify whether the following sentences are true or false. Also rewrite the false sentences by making suitable corrections. (a) The constituents of a compound can be separated by physical means. (b) Boron is a metal (c) Xenon is an inert gas. (d) Atom is the smallest unit of a compound. (e) Aluminium is the most abundant non-metal in the earth's crust.
Answer» Solution :(a) False. The constituetns of a compound can be separarted by chemical means. (b) Boron is a metalloid. (C) TRUE (d) Molecule is the smallest unit of a compound. (e) ALUMINIUM is the most abundant METAL in the earth's crust.