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It depends on what you're trying to accomplish. Helium is a pure substance. Corn flakes are a mixture. If you're trying to blow up balloons, the pure substance has one huge advantage over the mixture: balloons filled with corn flakes are no fun. But if it's 6 am and you want to eat breakfast, you'd better stick to the mixture.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 15y agoBecause it needs to be refined. Pure substances are very rare in nature.
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∙ 10y agoGenerally an impure material is cheaper than a pure material; the word advantage is not so adequate here - can use pure or impure, this depends on the specific applications.
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∙ 6y agoBecause they are mixtures of two or more substances not one
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∙ 7y ago- A mixture may have better properties than a pure component.
- A mixture can be cheaper than a component.
- A mixture may be more available than a pure compnent.
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Are a mixture pure or impure?
impure because they are made of more than 1 substance
Is a suspension a pure substance?
impure substance
Is a compound impure or pure?
it depends on the substance
Is aerosol a pure substance homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture?
An aerosol may be pure or an impure material, homogeneous or not.
Difference between pure and impure substance from density?
Of course, the densities are different.
Are a mixture pure or impure?
impure because they are made of more than 1 substance
Is a suspension a pure substance?
impure substance
What distinguishes a mixture form an impure substance?
If a substance in a mixture is preponderant--, if the amount far exceeds the amounts of the other substances in the mixture it is usually called an impure substance. Resource: Separation of the Components of a Mixture Lab -Chemistry
Is a compound impure or pure?
it depends on the substance
What is meant by a substance and a pure substance?
A substance might be pure with a single compound or impure with impurities along with principal compounds.
Is ice a pure mixture?
If there is no salt or substance that makes it impure it is a pure mixture
Is flour a pure or impure mixture?
Yes Baking Powder Is A Pure Substance.
What advantage does an impure mixture have over pure substance?
Generally an impure material is cheaper than a pure material; the word advantage is not so adequate here - can use pure or impure, this depends on the specific applications.
What is the difference between substance and a pure substance?
A pure substance is one which contains only that substance and nothing else. An impure substance contains other substances in varying amounts.
How do you distinguish a pure substance?
A pure substance will melt over a very narrowtemperature range.An impure substance will melt over a broader, lower temperature range.
Is aerosol a pure substance homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture?
An aerosol may be pure or an impure material, homogeneous or not.
Difference between pure and impure substance from density?
Of course, the densities are different.
