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Heterogeneous Mixtures

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Why milk and water is a heterogeneous mixture

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At macroscopic level ( to naked eyes), milk and water is a homogeneous mixture but at microscopic level ( under a microscope); milk is an emulsion and thus a heterogeneous mixture. The fats in milk are dispersed as small droplets in water due to which the mixture is no uniform and thus heterogeneous.

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