Among the following, which one can not be further broken down by chemical means?
Element
Inert Gas
Crystal
Anion
Cation
A
Cation
B
Inert Gas
C
Element
D
Crystal
E
Anion
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An element can not be further broken down by chemical means.
An element is defined as a substance that cannot be decomposed by a simple chemical process into two or more different substances.
Some of the examples of elements are gold, silver copper, carbon, sulphur and phosphorous.
Hence option E is correct.
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