Re: Is gasoline considered a homogeneous mixture or heterogeneous mixture?

Date: Mon Sep 17 16:12:23 2001
Posted By: Dan Berger, Faculty Chemistry/Science, Bluffton College
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1000337834.Ch

Message:


All heterogeneous liquids (emulsions in particular; think of milk) are opaque 
because the fine particles suspended in the liquid scatter light. A clear liquid 
will be homogeneous. Is gasoline clear (like sugar solution, which is 
homogeneous) or white?

Dan Berger
MadSci Administrator

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