Question

3.5 a dietitian includes one of the following mixtures in the lunch menu. classify each as homogeneous or heterogeneous.
a. vegetable soup
b. tea
c. fruit salad
d. tea with ice and lemon slices

Explanation:

• a. Vegetable soup has visible different components like vegetables, broth etc., so it is heterogeneous.
• b. Tea is a uniform mixture where the solutes are evenly distributed in the solvent (water), so it is homogeneous.
• c. Fruit salad has distinct pieces of different fruits, so it is heterogeneous.
• d. Tea with ice and lemon slices has different - phase components (solid ice, solid lemon slices in liquid tea), so it is heterogeneous.

Answer:

a. Heterogeneous
b. Homogeneous
c. Heterogeneous
d. Heterogeneous