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Salt water is definitely a mixture, a mixture of water and salt. It's not a pure substance because it's conformed of two components that aren't noticeable to the naked eye, but that can be easily separated.
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∙ 14y agoSalt water is a type of homogeneous mixture known as a solution. It contains two different pure substances, water and sodium chloride. Because these substances are not bonded together (they are only held together by intermolecular forces), salt water is a mixture.
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∙ 6y agoIt's a mixture, to be specific it's a homogeneous mixture because its made of the same composition.
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∙ 9y agoA pure substance is a material that is made of only one compound or element. Salt water is a mixture of two pure substances, salt and water.
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Is salt water pure substance or homogeneous mixture or a heterogeneous mixture?
Homogeneous mixture
Give me some examples of pure substances in everyday life?
Pure substances are made up of a single element, or a single compound. Table salt is a pure substance because it is made up of only the compound NaCl (sodium chloride). Diamond is a pure substance, it is made up of the element carbon. Air is not a pure substance, it is a mixture of several gaseous elements and compounds (nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide..) Distilled water is a pure substance made up of a single compound H2O.
Is pure cow milk a pure substance or mixture?
Answer Yes, milk is regarded as a mixture and not a pure substance. To be more specific, milk is a colloidal mixture. In a colloidal mixture, particles are suspended freely in the solvent. In milk, the particles consist of fatty acids, proteins, mineral ions etc. in a solvent of water (constituting most of the solvent part). Colloidal mixtures exhibit a typical effect called the Tyndall Effect. You can demonstrate Tyndall Effect in your room itself. Take a jar containing a mixture of milk and water in an approximate ratio of 5:1. Place it in your room and darken the room by turning off all lights and putting the curtains. Apply a focus of torch light on the mouth of the jar. The shine produced as such is called the Tyndall Effect, which is exhibited only by colloidal mixtures like milk, BLOODY ETC. It is a mixture of many, many different substances. it is a mixture so,it is not a pure substance
What are the steps to Separate a Mixture?
It all depends on the substance and its physical properties. For example, salt water can be separated by boiling the water and letting the salt remain.
Is salt water a pure substance?
no because it has at least 5 substances 2 r in the name
Is salt water a pure substance and why?
no , its a mixture. salt is a pure substance, as is water, but togher they are a mixture.....
Is a salt water a pure substances?
no, it's a mixture. Salt is a pure substance, as is water, but together they are a mixture.
Is salt solution a pure substance?
A salt solution is a homogeneous (uniform) mixture of salt and water, and is not a pure substance.
Is seawater a pure substance or a mixture?
Seawater is a mixture. It is a combination of salt and water that is a homogeneous mixture. An example of a pure substance is either pure salt or pure sugar.
Is water a saltwater solution?
No. Pure water is a compound, which is a pure substance. A saltwater solution is a mixture of water and salt, and is not a pure substance.
Is salt water pure substance or homogeneous mixture or a heterogeneous mixture?
Homogeneous mixture
Is the Pacific Ocean pure substance or mixture?
Mixture, salt + water + other minerals + fish
Is the Pacific Ocean pure substance or a mixture?
Mixture, salt + water + other minerals + fish
Is Seawater pure substance or mixture?
Salt water is a homogeneous mixture called a solution containing salt and water. Salt is the solute and water is the solvent. It is a mixture because the salt and water are not chemically combined and are not present in definite proportions.
Is ice a pure mixture?
If there is no salt or substance that makes it impure it is a pure mixture
Is salt mixture or pure substance?
pure substance...since it is NaCl...a compound..
Is common salt are pure substance?
Common salt is a compound (NaCl), not a mixture and is a pure substance (after refining).
