Identify the colloids from the following:
Soda water, sponge, clouds, a mixture of water and alcohol, jelly
Soda water: Soda water is a colloidal solution. The particles of the solution are insoluble and microscopically suspended throughout the solution and scatter the light beam. In soda, water gas is dissolved in liquid. It is a type of colloidal solution called foam.
Sponge: It is a colloidal solution. It is a solid foam in which gas is dissolved in a solid. The particles of the solution are insoluble and microscopically suspended throughout the solution and scatter the light beam. The dispersion phase is gas and dispersing medium is solid.
Clouds: Cloud is a colloidal solution. Particles of the dispersed liquid phase are insoluble and microscopically suspended throughout the dispersing medium which is gas. It is a type of colloidal solution which is named Aerosols.
Water and alcohol: It is a true solution in which both the liquids completely dissolve into each other. The particle size of the solution is very small and does not scatter the light beam. Particles of solute(alcohol) do not get suspended throughout the solution.
Jelly: Jelly is a colloid. It is a type of colloid called gel. In the jelly dispersed phase is the liquid suspended in the dispersing medium which is solid.
Final answer: Soda water, sponge, clouds, and jelly are the colloids.