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Why are not all mixtures solutions?

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because a solution is when somthing is desolved into somthing else and therefore they are mixed or a mixture, but all mixtures are not solutions because for example if i mix salt and sugar it's only a mixture because its not disovled into anything. salt into water would be an example of a solution

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In a nutshell, solution is made of only solute and solvent...here the solute(eg:salts) may be more than one for a particular buffer.But solution is always homogenous, and no matter the number of solutes it has.(Eg:A coffee)

But in mixtures, the solute particles are not dissolved completely and hence it might sediment and partially dissolved in the solute(Sand in water)

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A mixture is a blend of two or more substances while a mixture is a blend of two or more substances that are perfectly suspended. Given time, a mixture could settle, leaving the more dense components at the bottom and the less dense components at the top, but a solution will never differentiate its components.

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Solutions are mixtures that are homogeneous, that is, evenly mixed throughout. So, all solutions are mixtures, but not all mixtures are solutions. For example, sand and water could be seen as a mixture, but the parts are not evenly distributed, and so it could not be considered a solution.

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A mixture is anything that is mixed, and all things mixed are not in the same phase. With a solution, everything that is mixed is in the same phase and share similar polarity.

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