Is sand and sugar together a mixture or a compound? Give reasons.

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Mixture - when two or more substances are mixed physically in any variable proportion in such a way that they retain their individual properties is called a mixture.
Compound - It is a pure substance made by a chemical reaction of two or more different elements in a fixed proportion.
Sand and sugar together are a mixture.
Reasons -
The two components when put together do not mix or form chemical bonds.
The mixture thus formed can be separated easily by various physical methods.

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