This document discusses solutions, colloids, and suspensions. It defines solutions as formed from a solvent and solute that contain small particles that do not separate or scatter light. There are three types of solutions: unsaturated, saturated, and supersaturated. Colloids have medium sized particles that cannot be filtered but can be separated by semipermeable membranes. Examples include fog, milk, and blood plasma. They scatter light, known as the Tyndall effect. Suspensions have very large particles that settle out and can be filtered, like particles of mud in water.