* (iii) Explain why the second ionisation energy of aluminium is greater than both the second ionisation energy of magnesium and the second ionisation energy of silicon. (4)

It is a mixture. simply put, a compound must be pure, that is, of only one chemical structure and composition. a mixture is made of different chemical substances (i.e. elements, molecules, compounds) that are not chemically bonded to each other, but instead physically grouped together, as in the case of gasoline (a homogeneous solution).

Answer    "a salt" would be the best answerexplanationsalts can be defined as ionic compounds that are neither acids nor bases. nacl is an example of a salt, and its ionic.an enzyme is an organic compound which is covalently bonded, not ionically bonded.acids are generally held together by covalent bondsan element does not need any bonds to exist

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