Question
Differentiate between homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures with suitable examples.

Answer

Homogeneous mixture

Heterogeneous mixture
These are called as solutions

These are called as suspensions/colloids
Substances are Uniformly distributed

These substances are Unevenly distributed
These are not visible to the naked eye, but visible through the microscope

These are easily visible to the naked eye and also through a microscope
The particles appear smaller in size The particles are either smaller or larger in size
These are pure substances

These are not pure substances
They represent the same physical properties

They do not possess the same physical properties
Examples include milk, gasoline, sugar solution, corn oil, fog, etc Examples are a mixture of mud & water, beach sand, vinegar, air cloud, etc

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