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Saltwater is simply salt mixed with water. You can easily extract the salt from the water by means of evaporation. A substance is two or more components mixed into something that cannot be reversed through a simple process.

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Salt water contain two substances: salt and water.

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Why is saltwater a mixture and not a substance?

Because saltwater contain two substances, water and salt.


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.


If slat dissolves in water then what type of substance is saltwater?

Saltwater is a mixture of solid and liquid molecules. Once the salt dissolves, the substance becomes a solution.


Is saltwater a mixture compound or element?

Mixture


What type of substance can be separated by filtration?

Suspension (solid particles) in a liquid can be separated by filtration.


Is saltwater a mixture?

No it is a solution.


Why is saltwater a mixture and not a pure substance?

It's a homogeneous mixture (solution) because both the salt and the water retain their individual properties and the solution can be separated out.


Is iron a substance or a mixture?

An element - substance - NOT a mixture.


What is a mixture of substance?

a mixture is not a substance


What kind of substance is a mixture?

a mixture is not a substance


Is saltwater an element mixture compound or solution?

It is a solution, which is a type of mixture.


Is saltwater a pure substance?

Yes