Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixtures

Homogeneous and Heterogeneous MixturesGenerally mixtures of substances can be classifiedeither as homogeneous or heterogeneous. Thefollowing is a functional definition of these! Homogeneous mixtures are uniform thoughouton a scale corresponding to visible light (400 nm orgreater) . Thus, homogeneous mixtures consist ofa single phase.! Heterogeneous mixtures are not uniformthroughout. Thus, heterogeneous mixturesgenerally consist of more than one distinct phase.The size dividing line between these two is a bitrough with an intermediate types referred to ascolloids.