Question

What is the difference between a mixture and a solution?

Is salt water a mixture or a solution?

Answer 1

Solution contain only solute and solvent,
but mixture contain pure substances
also
mixture
↙️ ↘️
Homogeneus. Heterogeneus
(Solution)
Solution is a part of mixture
and salty water is solution,
because salt is solute and water is solvent
Water dissolve salt
Note: water is the most common solvent among liquid solutions

Answer 2

Salt and water is both a solution and a mixture. Salt, the solute, can be dissolved in water, the solvent, and the solute is homogeneously distributed in the solvent. Therefore, it is a solution. It is also a mixture because the components can be separated by mechanical means, distillation.