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A milk shake is a(n)
A
mixture
B
compound
C
element
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A milkshake (sometimes simply called a shake) is a sweet beverage made by blending milk, ice cream, and flavorings or sweeteners such as butterscotch, caramel sauce, chocolate syrup, fruit syrup, or whole fruit into a thick, sweet, cold mixture.

Detailed explanation-2: -Yes, a milkshake is heterogeneous.

Detailed explanation-3: -The simplest example of a heterogeneous mixture is any suspension. It consists of large particles mixed or suspended in a solution. Examples are juices like tomato juice, mango milkshake, and turbid water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Milk, for example, appears to be homogeneous, but when examined under a microscope, it clearly consists of tiny globules of fat and protein dispersed in water. Therefore, Milk is a heterogeneous mixture.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main compounds of milk are lactose and casein and it is also called a colloidal mixture (i.e. in which one substance of microscopically dispersed insoluble or soluble particles is suspended throughout another substance). Therefore milk is a mixture, not a pure substance.

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