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Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixtures

There are two types of mixtures: homogeneous and heterogeneous. A homogeneous mixture has a uniform composition and properties throughout, examples include solutions and some alloys. A heterogeneous mixture has varying compositions and properties throughout, examples include mixtures of salt and pepper or foggy air. A solution is a homogeneous mixture where a solute is dissolved evenly throughout a solvent. The solvent is the more abundant component and the solute is the component present in smaller amounts.

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Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixtures

There are two types of mixtures: homogeneous and heterogeneous. A homogeneous mixture has a uniform composition and properties throughout, examples include solutions and some alloys. A heterogeneous mixture has varying compositions and properties throughout, examples include mixtures of salt and pepper or foggy air. A solution is a homogeneous mixture where a solute is dissolved evenly throughout a solvent. The solvent is the more abundant component and the solute is the component present in smaller amounts.

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Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixtures

Mixtures are a classification of matter which is made up of two or more pure


substances that can have varying compositions.
Classifications of Matter
There are two classifications for matter based on composition and properties:
● Pure Substances
● Mixtures
Pure Substances
● A pure substance cannot be further broken down or purified by physical means.
● Each substance has its own characteristic properties that are different from the
set of properties of any other substance.
Homogeneous Mixture
 It is also referred to as solution.
 It is a combination of two or more substances that cannot be distinguished
from each other.
 It has uniform composition and properties.
Homogeneous Mixtures
Other examples of solutions include:
 saltwater;
 some alloys, which are homogeneous mixtures of metals in the solid-
state; and
 air (free of particulate matter or mists).

Heterogeneous Mixture
 It is a combination of two or more substances that can be distinguished from
each other.
 It has varying composition and properties.
 It can be further classified either as suspensions or colloids.
Other examples of heterogeneous mixtures include:
 mixtures of salt and pepper (in which two components with different colors can
be distinguished easily from each other by sight),
 foggy air (which includes a suspended mist of water droplets), and
 vegetable soup.
Solutions
 In a solution, one component is uniformly dissolved and scattered in another
component to form a homogeneous composition.
 It consists of two components: the solvent and the solute.
 The solvent is the one that is more abundant in solutions. It is the dissolving
medium.
 The solute is the component present in less amount in a solution. It is the
substance being dissolved.

 When a solute dissolves in a solvent, the solute particles break apart into very
small pieces and get evenly distributed in the bulk of the solution.
 The particles of a solution are too small to be seen by the naked eye and to
be distinguished from each other.

Types of Solutions
Gaseous Solutions
 Gaseous solutions are solutions wherein the solvent is in the gaseous
phase.
 Air is an example of a gaseous solution, when it is free of particulate
matter or mist.

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