Question

State main characteristics of mixture.

Answer 1

Mixture

• A mixture is formed when atoms or molecules of the same or different particles combine with each other physically.
• For example - Air is a mixture of gases like Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen, Oxygen, etc; Dust, and Water vapours.

Some characteristics of mixtures are as follows -

1. A mixture's ingredients are present in any ratio.
2. Physical change has resulted in the mixture. Chemical bonds do not bind the ingredients of a mixture together.
3. A mixture's attributes are the average of its members' properties.
4. While the majority of the mixtures are heterogeneous, a few are homogeneous.
5. Using appropriate physical techniques, constituents of a mixture can be separated.