If the solute particles settle down can we call it as homogeneous mixture?
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To identify the nature of a mixture, consider its sample size. If you can see more than one phase of matter or different regions in the sample, it is heterogeneous. If the composition of the mixture appears uniform no matter where you sample it, the mixture is homogeneous.
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The solute particles are not uniformly distributed, they settled at the bottom of the test tube. How can we say it as homogeneous mixture?
no it is not homogeneous mixture bcoz in homogenous mixture particles are not settled at the bottom
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No, if the solute particles settle down we cannot call it a homogeneous mixture.
- The substance (solute) dissolved in the solvent happens to settle down when the mixture's composition is not uniform. This phenomenon occurs in the case of heterogeneous mixtures. The components get physically separated in a heterogeneous mixture just like sand in water visibly separates.
- In the case of homogeneous mixtures, which are basically solutions, the mixture's composition remains uniform without settling down or separating from the solvent.
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