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Mixture

Summary:

A mixture is a combination of two or more substances in any proportion.
This is different from a compound, which consists of substances in fixed proportions.
A homogeneous mixture has the same composition throughout.
A heterogeneous mixture varies in its composition.
Three types of mixtures based on particle size are solutions, suspensions, and colloids.

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