Iron (fe), carbon (c), and silver (ag) are all examples of substances that cannot be changed to simpler substances by ordinary means. such substances are known as

Pretty sure the answer is elements.
Elements are unable to be changed into anything smaller, except through some processes such as particle acceleration, in which case the nucleus is split into either chunks of protons and neutrons or into small pieces of either one.

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