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examples of household items that are solution, suspendion or colloid? (1 Viewer)

eunkuk91

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can someone help me this is due tomorrow and i am so confused with this crap can someone give me at least 4 examples of each i need this in a hurry
 

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solution: cordial, food colouring, wine (minus the stuff that tends to sink to the bottom), dettol
suspension: water in a fish tank....
colloid: mayonaisse; butter; margarine; salad dressing; milk...

cant think of anymore atm.

EDIT: sorry, my bad
 
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isnt milk a colloid? according to wiki and other sites its a colloid
 

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eunkuk91 said:
isnt milk a colloid? according to wiki and other sites its a colloid
milk is a colloid
or rather an emulsion (liquid in liquid colloid)
solution = petrol, saltwater
suspension: orange juice, salad dressing (doesnt have the lucithin protein in eggs which is the emulsifying agent), tea leaves in water
colloid: mayo, milk
 

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