answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

A saline solution is a homogeneous mixture because its appearance and composition are uniform throughout the solution. A substance is salt. A saline solution is a combination of the two substances water and salt. However, in the salt-water solution, the salt is completely dissolved in the water.

User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago

Saline solution is not a pure substance, but it is a homogenous mixture. The components of a saline solution are salt and water that are thoroughly blended. An example of a pure substance is just table salt.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Is saline solution a pure substnace?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What ingredients does salt water have?

Pure saline water is only a solution of sodium chloride in water.


Why red blood cells are suspended in saline solution but not in pure water?

answer lies within "specific gravity".


Who invented the saline solution?

Sydney Ringer invented the saline solution.


Why use saline solution rather than water when studying trichonympha?

Pure water might osmose into the cell and explode it


What type of solution is saline solution?

Saline is a homogenous solution of salt in water.


What is a saline solid or liquid or solution?

saline solution is salted water with 0.85% of salt


How can you separate a pure substnace?

A pure substance is obtained using different and complicate methods of chemistry: distillation, filtration, ion exchangers, crystallization, precipitation etc.


What is the mineral found in Saline solution?

Saline solution is a mixture of salt and water.


Why doe cucumbers shrink in highly saline solution?

Cucumber shrink in saline solution, because the saline solution draws out the water from the cucumber causing it to shrink. -Jaralzila


Why is ti advisable to use normal saline solution rather than water?

Not sure what you are using saline solution for but i would say that saline solution is steril and water is not.


Is normal saline is hypertonic solution?

Yes this saline is a hypertonic solution but 3% saline is also not normal. There is nothing "normal" about it. There is only one "normal saline" and that is 0.9%.


What mineral is found in a saline solution?

The mineral found in saline solution is salt (sodium chloride).