A sample of wine consists of water, sugar, some amount of ethyl alcohol, and grape juice. These ingredients blend together uniformly to give clear and tasty wine.

Which term or terms could be used to describe this sample of wine?

1) mixture

2) heterogeneous mixture

3) homogenous mixture

4) solution

5) pure chemical substance

6) compound

7) element

Answer: mixture, homogenous mixture, solution

Explanation:

1) Mixture is a substance which has two or more components which do not combine chemically and do not have any fixed ratio in which they are present.

2) Heterogeneous mixtures : It is a mixture that has non-uniform composition throughout the solution and the particle size or shapes are also different. There is a physical boundary between the dispersed phase and dispersion medium. Example: Air

3) Homogeneous mixtures : It is a mixture that has uniform composition throughout the solution and the particle size or shapes are not different. There is no physical boundary between the dispersed phase and dispersion medium. Example: Wine

4) Solution is a mixture made up of solute and solvent which do not combine chemically. They can be homogeneous or heterogeneous.

5) Compound is a pure substance which is made from atoms of different elements combined together in a fixed ratio by mass. It can be decomposed into simpler constituents using chemical reactions. Example: water

6) Element is a pure substance which is composed of atoms of similar elements. It can not be decomposed into simpler constituents using chemical reactions. Example: Iron

Thus a sample of wine in which ingredients blend together uniformly to give clear and tasty wine is considered as a mixture, homogenous mixture and solution.