Question

Compare and contrast heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures

Answer 1

Hetero = many and homo = one.

Explanation:

Heterogeneous:

• In the Heterogenous mixture, the components that are present in the mixture are not distributed uniformly.
• There are two or more than two phases present in a heterogeneous mixture.

• Examples of the heterogeneous mixture are - cereal in milk, gravel, pizza.

while

Homogeneous mixture:

• In Homogeneous mixture, the components that are present in the mixture are distributed uniformly throughout the solution.
• There is only one phase present in a homogenous type of solution.  
• Examples of the homogenous mixture are- air, rainwater, steel.