Question

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?

Answer 1

Answer: It is considered to be a mixture

Explanation: It's a mixture because the mud and water are mixed together, which will create a mixture.

It would be a heterogeneous mixture because the mud and water are not mixed evenly, and a heterogeneous mixture is a mixture that is not mixed evenly, whereas a homogeneous mixture is something that is mixed evenly:)

Answer 2

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.