In a heterogeneous mixture, the ingredient substances are?

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jamesj · Answer

What does heterogeneous mean?

anonymous · Answer

i looked up on google an it said different in kind; unlike; incongruous. i have no idea. omg!

jamesj · Answer

Yes, different in kind, not the same.

hence the ingredients must be ... what?  Also different, not the same.

anonymous · Answer

ok....

jamesj · Answer

The opposite of heterogeneous is homogeneous.

anonymous · Answer

ill just ask someone to help me in class. thanks :)

anonymous · Answer

i dont have an answer like that. but whatever i just need help in person id understand it a lot better. but thank u soooo much:)

jamesj · Answer

ok.  In future if you have a multiple choice question, post the options with the question.  That way we can help explain the question more clearly.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok.

jamesj · Answer

The other key characteristic of a heterogeneous mixture, is that the ingredients are not evenly mixed.  For example, oil and water.

An example of a homogeneous mixture, would be dissolving a teaspoon of salt in a glass of water and thoroughly mixing by stirring the solution.