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Solutions, colloids and  
suspensions
Solutions: 
Formed from solvent and solute. NaCl solution ( NaCl is a solute and  
H2O is a solvent) 
Contain small particles (ions or molecules). • 
Are transparent. • 
Do not separate.. • 
Do not scatter light. •
Three types of solutions. They are: 
Unsaturated solution: A Solution in which the solute  
concentration is lower than its equilibrium solubility. 
is said to be saturated when the solvent is not capable of 
dissolving any more solute at a particular (definite) 
temperature.
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Saturated solution: 
solution in which the maximum amount of solute has been 
dissolved. Any solute added to the solvent after the solution 
reaches its saturation point will not dissolve and will remain 
as a precipitate
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A solution is said to be super saturated when it contain a 
larger amount of the solute than it is necessary to form a 
saturated solution than it is necessary to form a saturated 
solution a particular temperature. It is said to be super 
saturated at that temperature. If the temperature became 
down/reduce it become crystal from.
Colloids 
Have medium size particles. • 
Cannot be filtered. • 
Can be separated by semipermeable membranes. •
Examples of colloids include 
Fog • 
Milk • 
Blood plasma •
Scattering of a light beam as it passes through a colloid. 
Because colloids are a dispersion of many tiny  
particles in a solvent, we can see the Tyndall 
Effect 
The beam reflects off each individual particle ◦ 
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Laser beam through silver solution
Have very large particles.  
Settle out.  
Can be filtered.. 
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When mud is dissolved in water, particles of mud are 
distributed evenly in water. After some time, the particles of 
this solution settle under water due to influence of gravity. 
This solution is an example of Suspension 
by comparing to True Solution , particles of suspension are 
big enough to be seen with naked eye
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by : mohamed hesham  
ahmed attallah 
belal nour eldeen 
kareem alaa