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Homogenous and heterogenous mixtures - class-XI

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Salt, sugar, and many other substances dissolve in water to form :

  1. homogenous mixture

  2. heterogenous mixture

  3. Ionic compound

  4. molecular compound


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A mixture is a material system made up of two or more different substances which are mixed but are not combined chemically. A homogeneous mixture is a type of mixture in which the composition is uniform and every part of the solution has the same properties. Salt, sugar, and many other substances dissolve in water to form homogeneous mixtures.

Two main constituents of air are :

  1. oxygen and nitrogen

  2. carbon dioxide and nitrogen

  3. rhodium and nitrogen

  4. oxygen and calcium


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Air is a homogeneous mixture of a number of gases. It's two main constituents are oxygen and nitrogen. Other gases are present in small quantities.

Which of the following is a homogeneous solution?

  1. Muddy water

  2. Bread

  3. Concrete

  4. A solution of sugar in water


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The solution in which the concentration of solute is the same in every part of the solution is known as a homogeneous solution, sugar is completely soluble in water and forms homogeneous solution.

Air is a ______ mixture.

  1. homogeneous

  2. heterogeneous

  3. both A and B

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Air is a homogeneous mixture and can be separated into its components by fractional distillation.

Aqueous solutions of low molecular mass solutes are :

  1. true solutions

  2. false solutions

  3. saturated solutions

  4. unsaturated solution


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aqueous solution of low molecular mass are true solutions. A solution in which size of the solute particles is about $10^{10}$m is called a true solution.

A true solution is a homogeneous mixture of solute and solvent. Chalk powder in water is a heterogeneous mixture. Hence chalk powder is not a true solution.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A true solution has solute completely dissolved in the solvent. In case of chalk powder, it does not completely dissolve in water. Hence chalk powder in water is a heterogeneous mixture & is not a true solution.

Substance that is able to get dissolved in solvent is said to be:

  1. solute

  2. insoluble

  3. solvent

  4. soluble


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Soluble substances are those that easily dissolve in a solvent, such as water, and include sugar, salt, alcohol and some dish-washing detergents. In chemistry, solubility of a substance is a quantitative term that refers to the amount of substance that can dissolve in a given volume of a solvent.

Any metal mixed with mercury is called an amalgam. The amalgam used for dental filling is__________.

  1. Ag - Sn amalgam

  2. Au-Sn amalgam

  3. Au-Ag amalgam

  4. Cu-Au amalgam


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amalgam used for dental filling in Ag - Sn amalgam.

_________is present in a lesser amount in a solution.

  1. Solute

  2. Solvent

  3. Solubility

  4. Aqueous solution

  5. Solvation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option A is the correct answer. 

Because, according to the definition, the substance which is present in lesser amount in a solution is known as solute.

A handful of soil is homogeneous mixture of solids.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Either

  4. Neither


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A handful of soil is heterogeneous mixture of solids. It is not uniform in composition. 

Gun powder is a mixture of sulphur and coke.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gun powder is a mixture of Sulphur, Charcoal and Potassium nitrate.

Sugar solution is a heterogenous mixture.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sugar solution is a homogeneous mixture because any substance dissolve in water is homogeneous mixture.

Which type of solution is not filtrable through filter paper and parchment membrane both?

  1. True solution and colloidal sol

  2. Colloidal sol and suspension

  3. True solution and suspension

  4. Suspension only


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Filter paper has the pore size of $11 \times 10^{-12}$ m.
Parchment paper Pore size $4.5\times 10^{-13}$ m.
Colloidal solution particle size is $10^-5$ to $10^-2$ m.
True solution particle size is $10^-2$ m.
Suspension solution  Size of particles  usually larger than $10^{-12}$.
So it's cannot pass through Filter paper and Parchment paper both.

Mixture of $MgCO _{3}$ & $NaHCO _{3}$ on strong heating gives $CO _{2}$ & $H _{2}O$ in $3 : 1$ mole ratio. The weight $\%$ of $NaHCO _{3}$ present in the mixture is :

  1. $30\%$

  2. $80\%$

  3. $40\%$

  4. $50\%$


Correct Option: D

A solution is a homogenous mixture of a solute in a solvent.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The above statement is true.
A solution is a homogenous mixture of a solute in a solvent.

A homogenous mixture of two gases is :

  1. Brass

  2. Graphite

  3. Air

  4. Nitrogen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The air that we breathe is a homogeneous mixture of oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide, along with other elements in smaller amounts. Because each layer of the Earths atmosphere has a different density, each layer of air is its own homogeneous mixture.

In construction of a building, which of the following is used?

  1. Water

  2. Cement

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
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.
Cement is a mixture used in construction.

Which of the following are related to apple juice ?

  1. element

  2. mixture

  3. compounds

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Apple juice is a fruit juice made by the maceration and pressing of apples. 
so its a mixture.

 Which one is true solution :

  1. sugar sol

  2. Blood

  3. starch

  4. ink


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

True Solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in which substance dissolved (solute) in solvent has the particle size of less than 10-9 m or 1 nm. Simple solution of sugar in water is an example of true solution. Particles of true solution cannot be filtered through filter paper and are not visible to naked eye.
Colloidal Solution is a heterogeneous mixture in which particle size of substance is intermediate of true solution and suspension i.e. between 1-1000 nm. Smoke from a fire is example of colloidal system in which tiny particles of solid float in air. Just like true solutions, Colloidal particles are small enough and cannot be seen through naked eye.They easily pass through filter paper. But colloidal particles are big enough to be blocked by parchment paper or animal membrane.
blood, starch, ink : Colloidal Soln.
sugar sol., salt sol : true soln.

Particles of true solution are visible to naked eye.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Property True Solution Colloidal Solutions Suspension
Size of the particles < 1nm 1 1000nm >1000nm
Nature Homogeneous Heterogeneous Heterogeneous
Filterability Diffusion through parchment paper Particles of true Solution diffuse rapidly through filter paper as well as parchment paper. Colloidal particles pass through filter paper but not through parchment paper. Suspension particles do not pass through filter paper and parchment paper.
Visibility Particles of True Solution are not visible to naked eye. Colloidal particles are not seen to naked eye but can be studied through ultra microscope. Suspension particles are big enough to be seen by naked eye.
Tyndall effect True Solution does not show Tyndall effect. Colloids shows Tyndall effect. Suspension may or may not show Tyndall effect.
Appearance Transparent Translucent Opaque

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

  1. Milk

  2. Butter

  3. Jelly

  4. All of the above


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 :

  1. suspension

  2. colloids

  3. true solution

  4. both A and B


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 :

  1. element

  2. mixture

  3. compounds

  4. all of these


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?

  1. Milk

  2. Steel

  3. Smoke

  4. Soil


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 :

  1. Homogeneous Mixture

  2. Element

  3. Compound

  4. Heterogeneous Mixture


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?

  1. Sugar

  2. Brass

  3. ${ CO } _{ 2 }$

  4. ${ NO } _{ 2 }$


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 :

  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)


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:

  1. homogenous mixture

  2. heterogenous mixture

  3. solid solution of two immiscible solids

  4. pure substance


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:

  1. homogeneous compound.

  2. homogeneous mixture.

  3. heterogeneous mixture.

  4. heterogeneous compound.


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.

  1. True

  2. False


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 $\text{true}$

Vinegar is a solution of acetic acid in water, it is:

  1. a homogeneous solid in liquid mixture

  2. a heterogeneous liquid in liquid mixture

  3. a homogeneous liquid in liquid mixture

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vinegar is a solution of acetic acid in water.It is a homogenous liquid in  liquid mixture.


The metals present in brass are___and____.

  1. Iron, Zinc

  2. Copper, Tin

  3. Copper, Zinc

  4. Aluminium, Magnesium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Brass consists of two elements: Copper and Zinc. The ratios of these can vary greatly; however, they are a solid mixture and are homogeneous. 

Which of the following mixtures will be the most difficult to separate?

  1. Iron filings + sand

  2. Sand + water

  3. Saw dust + stones

  4. Nitrogen + hydrogen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nitrogen (N2) form ammonia (NH3) by a reaction with hydrogen (H2) using a metal catalyst under high temperatures and pressures. It is a chemical combination reaction. Hence the mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen is difficult to separate because a new product is formed.

Why is sugar a mixture?

  1. Because the composition is not fixed

  2. Because it's composition is fixed

  3. Because it is crystalline in nature

  4. Because it is soluble in water


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When two or more substances are mixed in any ratio, a mixture is formed.

Why alloys are always considered as mixtures?

  1. They have a fixed composition

  2. They shows the properties of its constituents

  3. They can be seperated into its constituents by physical method

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Alloys are homologous mixtures of metals and cannot be separated into its constituents by physical methods. It is still considered a mixture because it shows the property of its constituents and can have variable composition.


Hence, the correct option is $\text{B}$

The solute particles in a true solution are:

  1. settle down

  2. do not settle down

  3. floats on the surface

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The some particles in a true solution do not settle down a true solution is clear and transparent. It do not scatter light.

Identify the heterogeneous mixture among the following:


( Brass, common salt and sulphur, water and oil, aerated water, steel )

  1. Common salt and sulphur, Water and oil

  2. Brass, Aerated water, Steel

  3. Common salt and sulphur, Steel, Brass

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A

Kerosene is an example of :

  1. homogeneous mixture

  2. heterogeneous mixture

  3. both A and B

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kerosene is an example of homogeneous mixture of many hydrocarbons. Properties and composition are uniform throughout.

Which sample is a homogeneous mixture?

  1. Kl(aq)

  2. Fe(s)

  3. $CO _2$(g)

  4. $NH _3$(l)

  5. NaCl(s)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

${ CO } _{ 2 }$ and ${ NH } _{ 3 }$ are a compound as it is made up of different elements.${ Fe(s) } _{  }$ is a pure substance as it is made up of a single element.


$NaCl$ is also a pure substance.${ NH } _{ 3 }$ is a compound as it is made up of different elements.

$KI(aq)$ is a homogeneous mixture as its composition is uniform throughout the mixture.

Hence the correct option is A.

Just because you mix two things together does not necessarily mean that they will form a homogeneous mixture (a solution).
For example, if you add sodium chloride, $NaCl$, to a container that has both hexane and water, the $NaCl$ will dissolve into the water, but will not be found in the hexane $C _{6}H _{14}$.
Which of the following statements BEST explains these observations?

  1. Polar water molecules form ion-dipole forces with the ions of $NaCl$. Hexane, being nonpolar, cannot form these ion-dipole interactions.

  2. Nonpolar hexane molecules tend to repel the ions that make up $NaCl$.

  3. Nonpolar hexane is less dense that water, so when the two are in the same container, any $NaCl$ that is added to the mixture sinks to the bottom of the container and cannot get into the hexane layer.

  4. Nonpolar hexane molecules and water molecules repel one another.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

NaCl is ionic in nature and soluble in polar solvent and insoluble in non-polar solvent like hexane because polar water molecules form ion-dipole forces with the ions of NaCl, which is not sceen in case of hexane.

Which substances show variations in composition on a particulate and macroscopic level?

  1. A pure element.

  2. A simple compound.

  3. A homogeneous solution.

  4. A heterogeneous mixture.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A heterogeneous mixture show variations in composition on a particular and macro scope level. A heterogeneous mixture do not have uniform composition. it show variation at any level whether microscope or macroscopic.

A glass of iced tea is a/an:

  1. homogeneous mixture

  2. heterogeneous mixture

  3. compound

  4. element


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A glass of iced tea is a heterogeneous mixture as it contains both solid and liquid phases simultaneously.

The mixture of gases used by deep-sea divers is helium-oxygen.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The main reason for adding helium to the breathing mixture is to reduce the proportions of nitrogen and oxygen below those of air, to allow the gas mixture to be breathed safely on deep dives. A lower proportion of nitrogen is required to reduce nitrogen narcosis and other physiological effects of the gas at depth.

Magnesium sulphate in water is a ______mixture.

  1. solid-solid

  2. homogeneous

  3. heterogeneous

  4. colloidal


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Homogeneous mixture- it is a mixture of solids, liquids and gases that has the same proportions of its components in any sample,

Magnesium sulphate(Epsom salt) is also a homogeneous mixture.
The correct option is [B].

Which one of the following statement is incorrect?

  1. All elements are homogeneous

  2. Compound made up of a number of elements are heterogeneous

  3. A mixture is not always heterogeneous

  4. Air is a heterogeneous mixture


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Air is a mixture of gas in gas.

The mixture of gas in gas is always homogenous.
Thus, air is a homogenous mixture.

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