A liquid is found to scatter a beam of light but leaves no residue when passed through the filter paper. The liquid can be described as:

a suspension

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oil

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a colloidal sol

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The correct option is C a colloidal sol
A liquid is found to scatter a beam of light (due to Tyndall effect) but leaves no residue when passed through the filter paper (as the size of the particles is smaller than the pores of the filter paper).
The liquid can be described as a colloidal sol.

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