Solution
- transparent
-homogeneous
-molecule in size
-particles do not reflect light
-uniform mixture that contains a solvent and at least one solute
Suspension
-Cloudy
-heterogeneous
-larger than 10,000 Angstroms
-variable
-particles will eventually
settle out
Colloid
-Cloudy but uniform
-homogeneous
-10-1000 Angstroms
-light is dispersed by colloidal particles
-particles do not settle out
-have solids and liquids
-both are mixtures
-not classified if they block light or not
-does not separate on standing
-made up of more than one substance
-can both be solid/liquid/gas combinations with other solid/liquid/gasses
-Scatter light
-can be in liquids or gas
-not evenly mixed
-all something in something else
-Cannot be separated by filtration
-usually contain water
