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Ocean water is in fact a homogeneous mixture of salt and water however it is a solution because the solute (salt) dissolves and assumes the phase of the solvent (water).

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Is the Pacific Ocean a homogeneous and heterogeneous mixture?

Pacific Ocean is a body of water on the Earth.Of course an ocean water is a mixture; and because are 3 phases is a heterogeneous mixture.


Is ocean water a compound mixture solution or element?

Ocean water is a mixture of compounds and elements. It contains a variety of dissolved salts, gases, and other substances, making it a complex mixture.


Is a salt water fish tank a heterogeneous mixture or a homogeneous mixture?

It is homogeneous. Look up the two words in the dictionary and then decide if you agree. --------------------------- But if you think to many insoluble organic (including living organisms) or inorganic particles the ocean water can be considered as non homogeneous. --------------------------- With regard to the last sentence, the insoluble organic material that you are suggesting might cause one to consider it non-homogeneous.... the insoluble material is not ocean water. It's insoluble material. The ocean water and all of its dissolved minerals is rather homogeneous You could argue the point that the salinity varies greatly making it non-homogeneous if you take a look at the whole ocean. But a glass of ocean water is, in my opinion, homogeneous as I think it fits the definition well.


Is rainwater heterogeneous or homogeneous?

It is heterogeneous by the fine dirt particles collected above polluting land area. Maybe rainwater from ocean rainclouds collected far from industrialized coasts is about clear enough to call it a homogeneous solution of carbon dioxide (and other gases) in pure water.


Is it true that the ocean is the biggest solution in the world?

Absolutely. A solution is defined as: "a. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, which may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these."Almost every element is found dissolved in the ocean.

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Is the ocean a solution because it is a homogeneous mixture of salt and water?

Ocean water is in fact a homogeneous mixture of salt and water however it is a solution because the solute (salt) dissolves and assumes the phase of the solvent (water).


Is the ocean a solution because of its homogeneous mixture of salts and water?

Ocean water is in fact a homogeneous mixture of salt and water however it is a solution because the solute (salt) dissolves and assumes the phase of the solvent (water).


Is ocean a solution because it is homogeneous mixture of salts and water?

Ocean water is in fact a homogeneous mixture of salt and water however it is a solution because the solute (salt) dissolves and assumes the phase of the solvent (water).


Is the ocean a solution because it is a mixture of salts and water?

Ocean water is in fact a homogeneous mixture of salt and water however it is a solution because the solute (salt) dissolves and assumes the phase of the solvent (water).


Why is ocean water a solution?

yes cause its a homogeneous mixture


Is the Pacific Ocean homogenous or heterogeneous?

solution(homogeneous) mixture


How would you describe the composition of the ocean?

Regarding the composition of ocean water, I would describe it as a homogeneous mixture, or solution.


Is ocean water a solute and solvent?

salt is the solute, and the water's the solvent.


Is the Pacific Ocean a homogeneous and heterogeneous mixture?

Pacific Ocean is a body of water on the Earth.Of course an ocean water is a mixture; and because are 3 phases is a heterogeneous mixture.


Is the pacific ocean a compound element homogeneous or heterogeneous?

I think that it is a Mixture because it is salt + water evenly mixed together.


What makes ocean water a solution?

Because there are thousands (for real) of things dissolved in it


Is ocean water mixture or solution?

solution