Ancient philosophers classifed water as an element. Why do modern scientists not classify water as an element?

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Giogix · Answer 1 · 2019-12-03T13:39:16+0000

Water is not found on the periodic table because it does not consist of a single element. The smallest particle of water is a water molecule, which is made of two atoms of hydrogen bonded to one atom of oxygen.

Ancient philosophers classifed water as an element. Why do modern scientists not classify water as an element?

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