A homogeneous mixture is a solid, liquid or gaseous mixture that has the same
proportions of its components throughout a given sample (or multiple samples
of different proportion). Conversely, a heterogeneous mixture is not uniform in
composition, but proportions of its components vary throughout the sample.
"Homogeneous" and "heterogeneous" are not absolute terms, but depend on
context and size of the sample. In chemistry, a homogeneous suspension of
material means that when dividing the volume in half, the same amount of
material is suspended in both halves of the substance. However, it might be
possible to see the particles under the microscope. An example of a
homogeneous mixture is air.
Contents
1 Homogeneity of mixtures
o 1.1 Solutions
o 1.2 Gaseous
o 1.3 Solids
2 Metrics
3 Homogenization - 4 Reference
HOMOGENOUS EX.
Water itself is an example of a homogeneous mixture. It often contains
dissolved minerals and gases, but these are dissolved throughout the
water. Tap water and rain water are both homogeneous, even though they
may have different levels of dissolved minerals and gases.
HETEROGENOUS EX.
1.Rocks in the sand at the beach are a heterogeneous mixture all different
shapes, sizes and colors - just thrown together at random.
3.A bowl of Fruit Loops cereal is a heterogeneous mixture because it has cereal
bits of many colors floating around in milk.