Thursday, January 22, 2009

IS MATTER AROUND US PURE part 2

2. How are sol, solution and suspension different from each other?

Sol

Solution

Suspension

1. The size of solute particles is between 10 -7cm and 10 -5cm.

The size of solute particles is of the order of 10 -8cm.

The size of solute particles is larger than 10 -5 cm.

2. It can be separated by filtration.

It cannot be separated by filtration.

It cannot be separated by filtration.

3. It is quite stable.

It is very stable.

It is unstable.

4. It scatters a beam of light passing through it.

It does not scatter light.

It scatters a beam of light passing through it.

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