Homogeneous Mixture Chemistry Example 3

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Example 3

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A student dissolves 1010 g of sugar in 100100 mL of water and stirs until clear. Is this a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture? How could the student confirm this experimentally?

Solution

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    The clear sugar-water solution is a homogeneous mixture because the sugar is fully dissolved and uniformly distributed throughout.
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    To confirm, the student could take multiple samples from different parts of the solution and measure the density or taste — each sample should be identical, confirming uniformity.

Answer

Homogeneous mixture — confirmed by uniform properties throughout.\text{Homogeneous mixture — confirmed by uniform properties throughout.}
When a solute dissolves completely, its particles disperse evenly among the solvent molecules. The result is a solution with consistent properties at every point, which defines a homogeneous mixture.

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A mixture with a completely uniform composition throughout, where the components are evenly distributed at the molecular level and cannot be distinguished even under a.

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