Question

What are mixtures? Give examples.

Answer 1

Mixtures:

• A mixture is made up of two or more pure substances that retain their individual properties.
• The components that make up a mixture are not chemically combined.
• For example, lemon juice is a mixture of lemon extract, sugar and water, etc.

There are two types of mixtures:

Homogeneous mixture:

• In this type of mixture, the components are mixed so well with each other that we can not differentiate one from the other either by particle size or color.
• For example, lemon juice.

Heterogeneous mixture:

• In this type of mixture, the particles can be differentiated either by the color, size, or shape of the components.
• For example, chalk powder and water, oil and water.