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Differentiate between Pure and impure substances.

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Difference between Pure and impure substances:

Pure substanceImpure substance
Pure substances have a definite chemical composition and definite physical and chemical properties.Impure substances are made up of two or more pure substances mixed together in any proportion. They do not have any definite set of properties.
Pure substances are all homogeneous, i.e. their composition is uniform throughout the bulk.Impure substances may be homogeneous or heterogeneous i.e. their composition is not uniform throughout the bulk.
Examples are gold, silver, water, sodium chloride etc.Examples are air, sea water, solution of sugar in water etc.

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