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Is gasoline a solution?
« on: August 17, 2005, 02:32:43 PM »
 ;D Is gasoline a solution or a homogeneous mixture? Why or why not?


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Re:Is gasoline a solution?
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2005, 02:49:28 PM »
Define difference between solution and mixture in case of miscible liquids.

For me there is no difference.
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Re:Is gasoline a solution?
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2005, 04:08:37 AM »
Solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, which may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these.
Chemists do it periodically on table.

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Re:Is gasoline a solution?
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2005, 03:57:46 AM »
sorry for adding my questions here, i'm not familliar here since im new here. about my questions is there any chemicals that could mix to a charcoal to prolong its life and it is possible to recycle the some powdered unused charcoal? i mean it is posible to melt the charcoal and design the shape you want?

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Re:Is gasoline a solution?
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2005, 08:44:03 AM »
@Ajelderks

The answer they want to hear is probably a (general) homogeneous mixture.

"Solution" rather means a homogeneous mixture that is made up mostly of one part, the solvent, and little amounts of other substances, the solutes.

Gasoline is made up of many different hydrocarbons. You don't have one distinct solvent, so you don't say solution.
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Re:Is gasoline a solution?
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2005, 02:28:22 AM »
if gasoline is the solution, what is the problem?

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