When a certain clear red-brown liquid is distilled, we recover a clear liquid and a red-brown solid. What can be said about the red-brown liquid?
A) It is an element.
B) It is a compound.
C) It is a solution.
D) We cannot determine if it is an element, a compound, or a solution.

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The red-brown liquid is a solution because distillation separates it into a clear liquid and a red-brown solid, indicating it was a mixture of at least two different substances.

When a Certain Clear Red-Brown Liquid Is Distilled, We Recover