Which term describes a homogeneous mixture?

• A. Homogeneous Mixture
• B. Mixture
• C. Solution
• D. Pure Substance

Answer: (A)

A homogeneous mixture is one with uniform composition and properties throughout. When the components mix so evenly that you can’t distinguish them by sight, the material is a homogeneous mixture. This category covers many examples, from salt dissolved in water to metals melted into an alloy. A solution is a specific kind of homogeneous mixture where a solute is dissolved in a solvent, usually in the same phase, but not all homogeneous mixtures are solutions (for instance, alloys). A mixture is the broader term that can be either uniform or nonuniform, and a pure substance has a fixed composition and is not a mixture. So the term that best describes a homogeneous mixture is simply homogeneous mixture.