What is a main difference between a mixture and a pure substance? a mixture is only a liquid, but a pure substance can be in any state. a mixture looks the same throughout, but a pure substance does not. a mixture can vary in composition, but a pure substance has a set composition. a mixture can be made up of a single compound, but a pure substance cannot.

A mixture can vary in composition, but a pure substance cannot. think of salad dressing in a bottle and then think of pure water.

why do the isotopes of a particular element behave differently in nuclear reactions but the same in chemical reactions? chemical reactions involve changes to electrons in an atom; isotopes do not differ in electrons, and so they react the same way during chemical changes.

answer: they produce more slow than unicellular organisms.