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What is a mixture? What are the types of mixtures? How are mixtures classified? How does a mixture differ from a compound? How can mixtures be separated? What's the difference between an alloy and an ore? What is a heterogeneous mixture? What are characteristics of mixtures? What are examples of simple mixtures? How do mixtures separate? What is a suspension mixture? What is a colloidal mixture? What is a solution? What are the types of solutions? What happens when something dissolves? What are other characteristics of solutions? What are examples of various important mixtures? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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What is a mixture? A mixture is a substance made by combining two or more different materials in such a way that no chemical reaction occurs. A mixture can usually be separated back into its original components. Some examples of mixtures are a tossed salad, salt water and a mixed bag of M&M's candy. What are the types of mixtures? Solutions and colloids are homogeneous mixtures. The components of a homogeneous mixture are too intimately combined to be distinguished from one another by visual observation. A suspension is a heterogeneous mixture. The particles in a heterogeneous mixture are coarse enough to be distinguished by visual observation. Alloys are mixtures of metals and may be either homogeneous or heterogeneous. How are mixtures classified? Mixtures are often classified as homogeneous or heterogeneous. How does a mixture differ from a compound? A mixture is distinguished from a compound, which is formed by the chemical combination of two or more pure substances in a fixed, definite proportion. The components of a mixture retain their own chemical properties and may be present in any proportion. Separating Mixtures How can mixtures be separated? Here are further guidelines. Examples of Mixtures
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