What is a mixture and how is it different from a compound?
Mix vs. Match
What is a mixture and how is it different from a compound?
Imagine two friends, Salt and Pepper, sitting side by side in a little glass dish. They're touching, they're sharing the same bowl — but neither one has changed into anything new. Salt is still salty. Pepper is still peppery. That, right there, is a mixture: stuff hanging out together without becoming something else.
A mixture is just two or more things mingling without making a deal. They keep their own identities, like guests at a party who never lose their names. And because no deal was signed, you can usually break a mixture apart again — if you know the trick.
