Blood is a mixture of a variety of materials. Some of the materials are dissolved in the fluid portion of blood. Other materials, such as blood cells, do not dissolve but move along with the blood. For these reasons, blood is an example of which type of mixture?

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Brennan Serrano

17 June, 18:52

Blood is a mixture of a variety of materials. Some of the materials are dissolved in the fluid portion of blood. Other materials, such as blood cells, do not dissolve but move along with the blood. For these reasons, blood is an example of which type of mixture?

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Maxwell Kidd · Answer 1

Blood Is A Heterogeneous mixture.

Explanation:

Heterogeneous mixture is a mixture that is made up of different substance that remains physically separated which means the cell organelles (Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets etc.) present in blood does not mix completely and hence get precipitated after kept still for a while.

There are three ways to identify a Heterogeneous mixture.

It has chunks of stuff that you are able to see with your eyes. It appears cloudy (blur). After a while, the substance will separate into layers at settle at the bottom (gets precipitated).

Result: Blood is a Heterogeneous mixture