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Mixtures

Are combinations of substances that can be separated by physical means into their original components.  Most of the ordinary materials we use are mixtures, such as air, alloys, food and so on.

Each substance within a mixture makes up a phase. A phase is related to the state of the material.

 

Mixtures in which matter is mixed evenly in one phase are called solutions.

Solutions are made of two parts:

 

1.The solute: The substance that is dissolved.

 

2.The solvent: The mean or matrix in which the solute is dissolved.

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