Question

wht is a heterogeneous mixture

Answer 1

A heterogeneous mixture is a mixture that doesn't have any uniformity in it. If you take a mixture of salt and water a then examine it under a microscope, you would see that the particles are uniformly distributed. But if you examine a mixture of water and sand, then you would see that there is no uniformity in the mixture. E.g. - mixture of sand and water.

Answer 2

Heterogeneous mixture -

The mixture which does not have the same composition throughout.

The components are distributed uniformly.

The components can be distinguished from each other.

Examples - Sand in water, iron nails in the sand, pebbles in rice.