{"id":222668,"date":"2025-05-31T15:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T15:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=222668"},"modified":"2025-05-31T15:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T15:12:22","slug":"which-of-the-following-is-not-a-mixture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/31\/which-of-the-following-is-not-a-mixture\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following is not a mixture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of the following is not a mixture? A. antibiotic B. Evaporated milk C. brewed coffee D. Hydrogen chloride<br>Which of the following is not a mixture? A. antibiotic B. Evaporated milk C. brewed coffee D. Hydrogen chloride<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is<\/mark><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct Answer: D. Hydrogen chloride<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>mixture<\/strong> is a combination of two or more substances where each substance retains its own chemical identity and properties. Mixtures can be <strong>homogeneous<\/strong> (uniform composition throughout, like saltwater) or <strong>heterogeneous<\/strong> (non-uniform composition, like salad). In contrast, a <strong>pure substance<\/strong> has a uniform and definite composition. Pure substances can be <strong>elements<\/strong> (like oxygen) or <strong>compounds<\/strong> (like water, H\u2082O).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s examine each option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. Antibiotic<\/strong><br>Antibiotics, such as amoxicillin or penicillin, are often dispensed in formulations that contain active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) mixed with binders, fillers, and other inactive components. As such, commercially available antibiotics are <strong>mixtures<\/strong> of various chemical substances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B. Evaporated milk<\/strong><br>Evaporated milk is made by removing about 60% of the water from regular milk. It still contains fats, proteins, sugars (like lactose), and minerals. Because it contains various compounds not chemically bonded together, it is a <strong>homogeneous mixture<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. Brewed coffee<\/strong><br>Brewed coffee is an aqueous solution containing hundreds of different dissolved substances (e.g., caffeine, oils, acids). It is a <strong>mixture<\/strong>, particularly a homogeneous one if filtered, though it may be heterogeneous if unfiltered (e.g., with coffee grounds).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. Hydrogen chloride (HCl)<\/strong><br>Hydrogen chloride is a <strong>pure compound<\/strong>, composed of hydrogen and chlorine atoms chemically bonded in a 1:1 ratio. It has a fixed chemical formula (HCl) and specific properties. It is <strong>not a mixture<\/strong>, but a <strong>compound<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the options, only <strong>hydrogen chloride<\/strong> is a <strong>pure substance<\/strong> and <strong>not a mixture<\/strong>. Therefore, <strong>option D<\/strong> is the correct answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/learnexams-banner8-101.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222669\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following is not a mixture? A. antibiotic B. Evaporated milk C. brewed coffee D. Hydrogen chlorideWhich of the following is not a mixture? A. antibiotic B. Evaporated milk C. brewed coffee D. Hydrogen chloride The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Correct Answer: D. Hydrogen chloride Explanation: A mixture is a combination of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-222668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222668\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}