When it rains, the combination of water and soil creates mud. Since the water and soil do not chemically combine, mud is considered to be?

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Tommy Glenn

Chemistry

8 December, 08:56

When it rains, the combination of water and soil creates mud. Since the water and soil do not chemically combine, mud is considered to be?

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Julien Case · Answer 1

Since water and soil are not chemically combined, they are not combining in a fixed ratio, therefore they form a heterogenous mixture.

Chemically combined systems do so in fixed ratios, such as 2H + ions for every 1 O2 - ion to form water molecules.