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Among the following, name a mixture which is used as a food ?

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  1. Milk

  2. Butter

  3. Jelly

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In chemistry, a mixture is a material system made up of two or more different substances which are mixed but are not combined chemically. A mixture refers to the physical combination of two or more substances on which the identities are retained and are mixed in the form of solutions, suspensions, and colloids.

Note that a mixture:

  • consists of two or more different elements and/or compounds physically intermingled,
  • can be separated into its components by physical means, and
  • often retains many of the properties of its components.
Milk is a mixture used as food.

Compare true solution, suspension and colloids based on particle size is less than 1nm in :

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  1. suspension

  2. colloids

  3. true solution

  4. both A and B

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Property True Solution Colloidal Solutions Suspension
Size of the particles < 1nm 1 1000nm >1000nm

Of the following substance which is an element, a mixture and a compound? 
Sea water is the example of :

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  1. element

  2. mixture

  3. compounds

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A mixture is a material system made up of two or more different substances which are mixed but are not combined chemically. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5 percent water, 2.5 percent salts, and smaller amounts of other substances, including dissolved inorganic and organic materials, particulates, and a few atmospheric gases. 

Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?

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  1. Milk

  2. Steel

  3. Smoke

  4. Soil

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A heterogeneous mixture is composed of components that are not uniform and have different properties. Milk, soil, smoke are the heterogeneous mixture. 


A homogeneous mixture is composed of components that are uniform with fixed composition and proportions e.g. steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with fixed ratios.

Hence, option $B$ is correct.

Soil is an example of :

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  1. Homogeneous Mixture

  2. Element

  3. Compound

  4. Heterogeneous Mixture

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Soil is a heterogeneous mixture of minerals, organic matter, gases, liquids and the countless organisms that together support life on earth.


Hence, option $D$ is correct.

Which of the following is an example of a mixture?

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  1. Sugar

  2. Brass

  3. ${ CO } _{ 2 }$

  4. ${ NO } _{ 2 }$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Brass is an alloy made up of copper and zinc and the proportions of copper and zinc can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.So it is a mixture.

Some examples of matter and their groups are given in column P and Q respectively.

P Q
(a) Air (i) Molecule
(b) $O _2$ (ii) Mixture
(c) Copper sulphate (iii) Base
(d) Sodium hydroxide (iv) Salt

The correct option is :

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  1. a - (ii), b - (iv), c - (i), d - {iii)

  2. a - (iv), b - (iii), c - (ii), d - (i)

  3. a - (i), b - (ii), c - (iii), d - (iv)

  4. a - (ii) , b - (i), c - (iv), d - (iii)

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(a) Air is a mixture of several gases that are invisible and odorless. It consists of about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and less than 1% of argon, carbon dioxide, and other gases.

(b) Oxygen (O) is a chemical element (atomic number 8). It is a member of the chalcogen group on the periodic table and is a highly reactive nonmetallic element and oxidizing agent that readily forms compounds with most elements. It exists as a $O _2$ molecule in the natural state.
(c) Copper(II) sulfate is a salt and an ionic compound because it is formed from a metal and a non-metal.
(d) Sodium hydroxide is a strong base.
Thus Option D is correct.

Stainless steel is a:

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  1. homogenous mixture

  2. heterogenous mixture

  3. solid solution of two immiscible solids

  4. pure substance

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Stainless steel is a metal alloy made up of steel mixed with elements such as chromium, nickel, molybdenum, silicon, aluminium, and carbon. The content of these elements is not uniform throughout the solid solution which is a necessary condition to be a homogenous mixture. Thus stainless steel is a heterogeneous mixture.


Option (B) is correct.

Brass is an example of a:

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  1. homogeneous compound.

  2. homogeneous mixture.

  3. heterogeneous mixture.

  4. heterogeneous compound.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Brass is an alloy made up of uniform composition of copper and zinc. It is a homogeneous mixture in which zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.

Statement: Dissolved particles of a true solution will settle with gravity.


State whether the given statement is true or false.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Particles of a true solution will settle with gravity. Take an example when mud is dissolved in water and stirred vigorously, particles of mud are distributed evenly in water. After some time, the particles of this solution settle underwater due to the influence of gravity.


Hence, the given statement is $\text{true}$