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When salt (NaCl) is add into water (H2O), the individual ions of the salt (NaCl) become disassociated and uniformly spread throughout the water (H2O) forming a saltwater solution (Na[+ion] + Cl[-ion] + H2O).

All matter can be divided into two major groups: Pure substances and Mixtures. To classify matter into one of the two major groups you would first need to know if "it can be separated by a physical process". If it can be, then it is a mixture. If it can not be, then it is a pure substance. Both major groups then can be subdivide.

Mixtures can be either homogeneous or heterogeneous. If a mixture is "uniform throughout" then it is homogeneous, if not it is heterogeneous.

Pure substances can be either compounds or elements. If a pure substance "can be decomposed by a chemical process" it is a compound, if not it is an element.

You can physically raise the temperature of the saltwater (Na[+ion] + Cl[-ion] + H2O) and evaporate the water (H2O) changing its physical state. The individual ions (Na[+ion] and Cl[-ion]) would remain and being as their bonds are no longer disrupted by the water (H2O) would form the compound salt (NaCl).

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