Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Homogenous/Heterogenous

Heterogeneous mixture- any combination of substances that does not have uniform composition and properties; a mixture of physically distinct substances with different properties.
6 Examples- sandy water, carbonated beverage or beer, orange juice with pulp in it, water with ice cubes in it, chicken noodle soup.

Homogeneous mixture- any combination of substances that has uniform composition and properties; a mixture that is uniform through out.
6 Examples- salty water(salt dissolved)   brewed tea or coffee    soapy water   a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid   hard alcohol   wine

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