Question

What are colloids used for?

Answer 1

Colloids:

• Colloids are made up of two parts: colloidal particles and the medium that disperses them.
• The phase of the dispersed substance and the phase in which it is disseminated are two common methods for characterising colloids.
• The colloidal particles are disseminated throughout this dispersing media.
• Colloids are a mixture in which one of the ingredients is broken down into very small particles and disseminated throughout another.
• The fruits in a fruit juice, for example, are colloidal particles, and the water in which they're blended is the dispersion medium in which they're suspended.

Uses of Colloids:

• Food:- The milk we drink is a colloid which is a heterogeneous mixture of liquid dispersed phase as liquid and dispersion medium is also liquid.
• Ink:- The milk we drink is a colloid which is heterogeneous mixture of liquid dispersed phase as Solid and dispersion medium is liquid.
• Cloud:- The milk we drink is a colloid which is heterogeneous mixture of liquid dispersed phase as liquid and dispersion medium as gas.
• Alloy:- The milk we drink is a colloid which is a heterogeneous mixture of liquid dispersed phase as Solid and dispersion medium is also Solid.
• Medicine:-Colloidal solutions are also used as a therapeutic agent. Some examples are Penicillin and Streptomycin.