Question

How sol, solution, and suspension are different from each other? [5 MARKS]

Answer 1

Five differences : 1 Mark each

$$\begin{array}{ccccc}\text{S.No.}& \text{Property}& \text{Solution}& \text{Sol(Colloid)}& \text{Suspension}\\ 1& \text{Particle Size}& \text{less than 1 nm}& \text{1 nm to 100 nm}& \text{More than 100 nm}\\ 2& \text{Appearance}& \text{Transparent}& \text{Translucent}& \text{Opaque}\\ 3& \text{Particles Visibility}& \text{Not visible even under powerful microscope}& \text{Visible under powerful microscope}& \text{Visible to the naked eye}\\ 4& \text{Nature}& \text{Homogeneous}& \text{Heterogeneous}& \text{Heterogeneous}\\ 5& \text{Diffusion of particles}& \text{Diffuses rapidly}& \text{Diffuses Slowly}& \text{Diffusion does not occur}\\ 6& \text{Scattering of light}& \text{Does not scatter light}& \text{It scatters light}& \text{It scatters light}\end{array}$$