alleryStart learning →Sea water holds salts, water and other things together. How is it best described?
AAn impure mixture
BA pure element
CA pure compound
DA single substance
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. An impure mixture
A mixture of several substances is impure, since it is not made of only one substance.
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