Which of the following is not an element?
Correct answer: Water

Player #59334546
arohanui, A chemical element is a chemical substance that cannot be broken down into other substances. A compound is something that can be broken down into its constituent elements. Water is a compound, not an element.

TestyAlien3443
Player #59334546, like an old SNL commercial for Shimmer, water is both a compound and an element. Ancient Greek, Taoism and other old cultures predating chemistry had 4 basic elements in common: earth, wind/air, fire, water.

Valentina
So why does it have the chemical sign of H2O?

Von-Lee
Why was it one of the five elements in the movie, "The Fifth Element?"

arohanui
of course water IS an element, but not the same kind.