Why water is called compound

1.	Why water is called compound
Answer» Before we get to know why water is called compound? first we know what is compound. a compound is a substance made up of two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion by mass. Water H2O is a compound made up of two elements hydrogen and oxygen chemical compound in a fixed proportion of 1:8 by mass datomic mass( H=1,o=16)

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