Answer:
They are called homogenous mixtures. If you put sand into a glass of water, it is considered to be a mixture. You can always tell a mixture, because each of the substances can be separated from the group in different physical ways. You can always get the sand out of the water by filtering the water away.
Another gas that was used to fill balloons was hydrogen. The reason why hydrogen is not used today is because it use to cause many fires when it was used to fill balloons up.
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Red ink since the substance is has a lower viscosity