Alloys are mixtures because the elements that make it up are physically together, not chemically joined together as in a compound. To be plain and simple, a homogenous mixture is a bunch of molecules so close together (but not chemically joined) , that you can't tell them apart.
Example: Cola--made up of water, sugar, and carbon etc, but I can't tell it's a homogenous mixture just by looking at it
2007-07-30 01:29:21
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answered by 1337 1
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Dough is a homogeneous mixture of Flour, Water and salt etc.
It is a physical mixture. No chemical reaction has taken place.
Alloy is a intimate , homogeneous physical mixture of metals. Reaction does not take place. So alloy is not a compound but it is a homoegneous mixture...
2007-07-30 02:38:17
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answered by Anonymous
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I like the way you are thinking here. But alloys are classified as mixtures. Although they would in most cases be metallically bonded. A metallic bond is not a normal chemical bond, like an ionic bond or a covalent bond as they are neither. They are not generally mixtures of compounds but mixtures of pure metals, like zinc and copper for bronze.
2016-03-18 01:37:16
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answered by Anonymous
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Homogeneous means that there is only one phase present - ie the whole material is solid (or liquid, or gas).
Mixture means that each metal can be present in any proportion. If an alloy was a compound, you could only get one ratio of metals present, whereas in reality you can go from 0% to 100% of each metal in an alloy.
2007-07-30 01:23:33
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answered by Gervald F 7
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This Site Might Help You.
RE:
Why alloy is mixture and not a compound?
I found that alloys is a type of homogenous mixture. What exactly is homogenous mixture? (I've checked wiki and found that the explanation is complicated, please explain in simpler form, thanks!)
2015-08-19 03:21:07
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answered by Katerine 1
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read it carefully and slowly --->
alloy - is a homogeneous mixture of two or more metals or non metals.
mixture because its components are not chemically combined together for eg. a mix of sand and salt < u cant separate the two though they are not chemically combined .
homogeneous because it has constant composition of the constituted metals throughout it . for eg dissolve sugar in water what u get is a homogeneous mixture ----as sugar is uniformly distributed in water.
now mix oil and water --oil will float on water > what u get is a heterogeneous mixture > with a visible boundary between oil and water and the two can be easily separated .
so NOW--- alloy is a homogeneous mixture of two or more metals or non metals.
2007-07-30 01:47:51
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answered by roxy 2
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A mixture is basically substances distributed through each other with no covalent or ionic bonding. A compound is when the constituent elements are bonded together either covalently (like water) or ionically (like salt).
2007-07-30 01:23:19
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answered by Tony The Dad 3
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homogeneous mixture means chemically combined
and alloy is a mixture of 2 or more types of metal or non metal in certain, specific ratio
=> alloy is a mixture
2007-07-30 01:22:15
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answered by santosh R 2
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homogeneous means a mixture which can be seperated easily... alloy is a mixture of many metals... and is a homogeneous mixture too
2007-07-30 01:52:35
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answered by p_m 2
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homogenous mixture
2016-08-27 02:53:50
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answered by rakesh 1
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