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Substance is not a sharply differentiated word. Kerosene and water would are a mixture (to the extent that they will mix), but they could also be termed a substance as mixtures can be substances under some uses of the word substance. However mixtures can be differentiated from solutions and compounds -- kerosene and water is not a solution nor a compound.
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What dose solution mean?
When two or more substance are mixed together, in a way so that they lose their individual identity and form a new type of compound then that mixture is known as solution, for e.g. when sugar or salt is mixed in water it become solution
What is a substance?
The word substance (a physical material) originates from Latin substantia, literally meaning "standing under". The word was used to translate the Greek philosophical term ousia.In ChemistryIt is a material that can undergo various transformations related to artificial or natural phenomena. The term substance specifically applies to a physical material with a definite chemical composition, that cannot be separated into constituent materials by physical means. The term "pure substance" may be used to indicate this. A substance may be an element or compound. Mixtures and solutions are combinations of one or more distinct substances.A substance (pure substance) may exist as either a solid, liquid, or gas.Matter of definite composition and properties.For example, every pure element is a different substance. Every pure compound is a different substance.Salt water is a mixture of two substances - sodium chloride and water. Its composition and therefore its properties are not fixed.Gasoline is a mixture of hydrocarbons and (depending on the composition), gasoline's properties can vary.
What is the name of a mixture of oil and water?
It would be called a "disaster" if we are talking about a mixture of oil and water in the crankcase of your engine. An emulsion if you are looking for a definition. _______________ Water and oil do not always form an emulsion. You can try adding oil to a glass of water or the other way round. Emulsions will only form when the mixture is shaken vigorously and soap (surfactant) is present.
What is a sentence for the word anhydrous?
Hydrouse is; containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)
What is different about the ancient and modern definition of elements?
In ancient times the elements meant : water, fire, earth, and air. However the modern definition of elements is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance.
