Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?

  1. Starch solution
  2. Buttermilk in water
  3. Sewage water
  4. Sugar in water

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Option 4 : Sugar in water
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The correct answer is Sugar in water.

Important Points

  • A Heterogeneous mixture has a different proportion of its compound in a sample.
  • A Homogeneous mixture has the same proportion of its compound in a sample.
    • Sugar in water is a homogeneous mixture.
  • A Mixture in which solute particle does not dissolve, but gets suspended is a suspension.
  • A solution in which the substances are regularly suspended in a fluid is a Colloidal Solution.
  • A true solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in which the substance dissolved in the solvent has a particle size of less than 10-9 m or 1 nm. 
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