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Solution • Colloid • Suspension

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Solution Colloid Suspension

Solution

Common ExampleSalt water / Sugar water
Particle Size< 1 nm (true molecules/ions)
On StandingNever settles
FilterabilityCannot be filtered
Tyndall EffectNo Tyndall effect (light passes through)

A homogeneous mixture where the solute particles are so small they are invisible even under a microscope and never separate out.

Torch is off