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Is Salt Water A Colloid?


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Saltwater is not a colloid and is a perfect solution, Since the salt was completely dissolved in water, it is a true solution.

True solution: A true solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in which the particle size of the solute is smaller than 1NM, True solutions include salt and sugar solutions because the solute particles present in them completely dissolve in water to form a homogeneous, clear solution.

  1. Water acts as a solvent in seawater solutions.
  2. About 96.5 percent of the mass of salt water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water molecules.
  3. Saltwater is not a colloid because it is a true solution.
  4. Since the salt is completely dissolved in water, this is a true solution.
  5. To disrupt the ionic link that holds the sodium and chloride ions together, the water molecules pull the ions apart.
  6. Sodium and chloride atoms are surrounded by water molecules after the salt compounds dissociate.
  7. As a result, the salt dissolves and forms a homogeneous solution.

Hence, Salt is a perfect solution.


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