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Solutions
It is a common observation that when a little sugars or salt is
Solutions
The solution is homogeneous because the
Solutions
chemical substances.
Solutions
Particle sizes distinguish one homogeneous mixture from
another.
Solutions are mixtures with particle sizes at the molecule or
ion level.
The particles have dimensions between 0.1 to 2 nanometers.
Typically solutions are transparent. Light can usually pass
Suspensions
A suspension is a mixture between two substances,
Suspensions
Many particles of a suspension can be separated
through a filter.
Suspensions are homogeneous mixtures with particles
Colloidal System
A colloid is intermediate between a solution and a
suspension.
The size of the colloidal particles is in between the
not.
Colloidal System
There are 8 different kinds of colloidal system, one of
Colloidal System
The colloidal particles are not visible under
b)
Colloidal System
Colloids are mixtures with particle sizes that consist
of clumps of molecules.
The particles have dimensions between 2 to 1000
nanometers.
The colloid looks homogeneous to the naked eye.
Solution
Suspension
Colloid
Appearance
Clear, transparent
and homogeneous
Cloudy,
heterogeneous, at
least two substances
visible
Cloudy but
uniform
and homogeneous
Particle Size
molecule in size
(10-7-10-8 cm)
10-1000
Angstroms
(10-3-10-7 cm)
Effect of Light
Tyndall Effect
variable
light is dispersed
by colloidal
particles
Effect of
None
Sedimentation
particles will
Eventually settle out
None
Visibility
Particles visible
under
ultramicroscope
Particles non
visible even under
The ultramicroscope
parchment membrane.
4. Brownian Movement
Brownian movement may be used to
the colloidal
particles constituting
the dispersed phase
of the colloidal
solution by the
addition of an
electrolyte is called
as coagulation or
flocculation.
other.
They come close to each other due to Brownian
nature.
Again, it is not a simple colloidal system but is considered as
changing.