Mixture, in chemistry, a physical combination of two or more pure substances (ie, elements or compounds) A mixture is distinguished from a compound, which is formed by the chemical combination of two or more pure substances in a fixed, definite proportion A heterogeneous mixture is a mixture made of two or more substances that are combined (mixed) together but not dissolved together It is not the same consistency throughout and can be separatedHomogeneous mixture is a term in physical chemistry and material science that refers to substances and mixtures which are in a single phase This is in contrast to a substance that is heterogeneous
Heterogeneous Mixtures