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/an

suspension

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oil

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colloidal sol

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true solution

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The correct option is C colloidal sol
Colloidal solution has the property to scatter a beam of light and it cannot be filtered using a filter paper.

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