Oil and Water form a heterogeneous mixture. Why?
Through combining two or more substances, a mixture is produced. A heterogeneous mixture has components (solids, liquids or gases) in which proportions vary throughout the sample.
Eg: ice cubes in a drink, sand and water, and salt and oil.
The liquid that is immiscible form heterogeneous mixtures. A good example is a mixture of oil and water are heterogeneous mixtures as oil floats on top of water surface but do not mix with it.
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