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Is soil a element or compound or heterogeneous mixture or a homogeneous mixture?
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∙ 14y ago
Good question. It is a compound (mostly Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Silicon). It is a HETEROgeneous mixture because hetero- means "other" in Greek. If it only consisted of a certain amount of one TYPE of element, it would have been homogeneous. Element is to Homo- Compound is to Hetero-
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoSoil is a mixture which is made up of a number of elements and compounds. Some of the components of soil include mineral fragments, decayed organic matter, water and air.
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∙ 12y agoSoil is a heterogeneous mixture because even though it may be difficult, you could separate the dirt, the water and the minerals. Just like you could separate a tuna sandwhich.
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