Question

A student mixes white of an egg with water and stirs it well. After sometime he observes that:

• A. egg white settles at the bottom
• B. egg white floats on the surface of water
• C. a clear solution is formed
• D. a cloudy solution is formed

Answer 1

The correct option is D

a cloudy solution is formed

The explanation for the correct answer:

Option (D). a cloudy solution is formed:

• It is correct. Egg white in water forms a heterogeneous mixture in which there is a clear distinct phase of solute (egg white) and solvent (water). So, the mixture of egg white and water will appear cloudy.

The explanation for Incorrect answers:

Option (A). Egg white settles at the bottom:

• It is not correct. The egg white will not settle at the bottom.

Option (B). Egg white floats on the surface of the water:

• It is not correct because the egg white will not float on the surface of the water.

Option (C). A clear solution is formed:

• It is not correct because a clear solution will not be formed as it is not a homogeneous mixture.

Hence, the correct option is (D). A cloudy solution is formed.