5.5B Mixtures (2)

Which of the following is the correct definition of a mixture?

• Two or more substances are chemically combined and cannot be easily separated.

• Two or more substance are combined and one substance dissolves in the other substance.

• Two or more substances are combined, but they keep their original properties and can be easily separated.

• Two or more substances are chemically combined, but they are easily separated.

The beaker below contains a mixture of clay, wood and iron beads. What makes this mixture easy to separate?

• All of the beads float in water.

• All of the beads are the same material.

• All of the beads are solid.

• All of the beads are attracted to a magnet.

A combination of two or more substances where each keeps its own properties and both can be easily separated is called-

• a mixture

• a solution

• a solute

• a solvent

Tayshia adds two cups of beans into a bowl of uncooked corn. Which of the following will NOT happen?

• The beans will be able to be separated

• The beans and corn will combine into a new chemical substance

• The beans and corn will rest in the bowl together

• The beans and corn maintain their physical properties