Sea water, air and soda water: Sea water is a homogeneous mixture of various minerals and salts in water. Air is a homogeneous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and several other gases. Soda water is a homogeneous mixture of carbon dioxide gas dissolved in water.
Coal, Soil: Heterogeneous solution.Coal and soil may seem as a single phase, but due to their inconsistent composition, they cannot be categorized as solutions.
Thus, the correct options are (b), (c), and (e).
Which of the following materials fall in the category of a “pure substance”?
(a) Ice
(b) Milk
(c) Iron
(d) Hydrochloric acid
(e) Calcium oxide
(f) Mercury
(g) Brick
(h) Wood
(i) Air
| A | B |
|---|---|
| (i) broke out | (a) an attitude of kindness, a readiness to give freely |
| (ii) in accordance with | (b) was not able to tolerate |
| (iii) a helping hand | (c) began suddenly in a violent way |
| (iv) could not stomach | (d) assistance |
| (v) generosity of spirit | (e) persons with power to make decisions |
| (vi) figures of authority | (f) according to a particular rule, principle, or system |
ABC is a triangle in which altitudes BE and CF to sides AC and AB are equal (see Fig). Show that
(i) ∆ ABE ≅ ∆ ACF
(ii) AB = AC, i.e., ABC is an isosceles triangle.

Section | Number of girls per thousand boys |
|---|---|
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 940 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 970 |
Non-SC/ST | 920 |
Backward districts | 950 |
Non-backward districts | 920 |
Rural | 930 |
Urban | 910 |
(i) Represent the information above by a bar graph.
(ii) In the classroom discuss what conclusions can be arrived at from the graph.