What is a Solution

What do milk, soil, and brass have in common?

• They are all pure substances

• They are all mixtures

• They are all chemical compounds

• They are all solutions

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mixtures?

• Components are chemically combined

• Properties depend on the proportions of components

• Properties depend on the proportions of components

• Mixtures consist of two or more pure substances

How do the properties of a mixture depend on its components?

• They are always the same

• They depend on the chemical reactions occurring

• They vary based on the proportion of components

• They do not depend on the components

What is a homogeneous mixture?

• A mixture with non-uniform composition

• A mixture where components can be identified separately

• A mixture with uniform composition throughout

• A mixture that contains only solids

In the example of two cups of tea, what characteristic changes when more sugar is added?

• The color of the tea

• The temperature of the tea

• The sweetness of the tea

• The type of tea leaves

Which of the following mixtures can be easily identified?

• Muddy water

• Saltwater

• Sugar water

• Steel

What type of mixture is a bowl full of mixed nuts?

• Homogeneous mixture

• Heterogeneous mixture

• Solution

• Pure substance

Which of the following is an example of a solution?

• Steel

• Salad

• Sand

• Air

What can solutions exist as?

• Only in liquid state

• In any of the three states of matter

• Only in solid state

• Only in gas state

What happens when salt is placed in oil?

• The salt dissolves completely

• The salt does not mix with the oil

• The oil becomes salty

• The salt and oil form a solution