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Please write down the definitions of elements, compounds, mixtures, homogenous mixtures, and heterogenous mixtures.

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If it is pure, the substance is either an element or a compound. If a substance can be separated into its elements, it is a compound. If a substance is not chemically pure, it is either a heterogeneous mixture or a homogeneous mixture. If its composition is uniform throughout, it is a homogeneous mixture
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A homogeneous mixture is a mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout the mixture.

A heterogeneous mixture is a mixture in which the composition is not uniform throughout the mixture.
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