Question
Download Solution PDF'Clouds' are examples of which colloids?
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Download Solution PDFA colloid is a mixture in which one substance of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles are suspended throughout another substance.
- Dispersed phase: The phase that is scattered or present in the form of colloidal particles is known as dispersed phase.
- Dispersion medium: The medium in which the colloidal particles are dispersed is called dispersion medium.
Classification of colloids:
| Dispersed Phase | Dispersed Medium | Name | Examples |
| Solid | Solid | Solid-sol | Ruby glass, alloys |
| Solid | Liquid | Sol | Paint, ink |
| Solid | Gas | Aerosol | Smoke, haze |
| Liquid | Solid | Gel | Curd, cheese |
| Liquid | Liquid | Emulsion | Milk, Cream |
| Liquid | Gas | Liquid Aerosol | Cloud, Mist |
| Gas | Solid | Solid Foam | Cork, pumice stone |
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Gas |
Liquid
|
Foam |
Froths of air |
Hence we can conclude that 'Clouds' are examples of Aerosol.
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