Designed mixtures
What Designed mixtures means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A formulation is a mixture designed to have specific useful properties, not a random combination of substances.
Products containing two or more substances that are not chemically combined and that are present for a purpose.
Topics that use Designed mixtures
- Formulations (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Alloys
- Applying knowledge to unfamiliar products
- Composition and function
- Everyday products
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- Formulation
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- Function of components
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