Why is milk regarded as a mixture and not as a pure substance?

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Dear sudent,

Milk is a heterogeneous mixture of two liquids that is oil and water.
The particles of oil are suspended in the water such that it can not be differentiated due to its small size.

Thus, milk is a mixture and not a pure substance.

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