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Two substances are combined but stay unbonded and no reaction happens between them. What has been made?
AA mixture
BA compound
CAn element
DA molecule
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A mixture
1. Sand stirred into water is a good picture of what is happening here.
2. A mixture is a combination of two or more substances that are not bonded to each other, with no chemical reaction between them.
3. In a compound the elements are joined in a fixed ratio, which is not the case here.
_Source: Siyavula Physical Sciences Grade 10 (Everything Science, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 2: Classification of matter_