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Groups and the Group Axioms · Easy problem

Consider the set S={1,−1,i,−i}S=\{1,-1,i,-i\} of four complex numbers, with ∗* being ordinary complex multiplication. Is SS closed under ∗*, i.e. does a∗b∈Sa*b\in S for every a,b∈Sa,b\in S? If so, what is the multiplicative inverse of ii in SS?