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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.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt is a mixture.
A pure substance contains only one type of substance or one species of any substance or element. Sea water is a mixture of different salts dissolved in water.
Thus, it is not a pure substance.
Another point is that the different components of sea water can be observed separately.
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∙ 11y agoBecause seawater has various types of plankton in it, and microscopic plastic particles, I would call it a mixture. If you filter out those particles, the salty water itself is a pure substance.
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∙ 9y agoSeawater is an homogeneous mixture.
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∙ 6y agoSea water is a mixture.
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∙ 6y agoIt is a mixture.
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∙ 11y agoMixture
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