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Unit - 8.1 Dissolution of Salts in Water — CHEMISTRY STD 8 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8CHEMISTRYUnit - 8.1 Dissolution of Salts in Water2 Marks
Question
By giving two characteristics define the following:
(b) Colloidal solution
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Answer

Characteristics of colloidal solution:
• Colloids are heterogeneous in nature.
• The size of particle ranges from 1 nanometer (10-9 m) 1 micrometer (10-6 m).
• In a colloidal solution, particles can scatter light and the path of the light beam becomes visible.
• This scattering of light by colloidal particles is known as the Tyndall effect.

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