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A student adds a tablespoon of sugar to a glass containing

tea and ice cubes. The mixture is then stirred until all the
sugar dissolves.
Which observation is a clue that the student's final mixture is heterogeneous?
A. Some ice cubes are floating in the tea.
B. Some water droplets form on the outside of the glass.
C. The mixture looks the same throughout.
D. The sugar crystals are no longer visible in the tea.

User AaronMK
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Answer: Some ice cubes are floating in the tea.

Step-by-step explanation:

A. Some ice cubes are floating in the tea.

B. Some water droplets form on the outside of the glass.

C. The mixture looks the same throughout.

D. The sugar crystals are no longer visible in the tea.

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User Shaheim
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Answer:


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Step-by-step explanation:

When we stir the solution such that it forms a mixture and the sugar is completely dissolved, we still find some ice cubes floating in the tea which shows that it is a heterogeneous mixture.

A Heterogeneous Mixture:

It is a mixture which has two or more phases that can be separated by physical means.


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Hope this helped!

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