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A student mixes white of an egg with water and stirs it well. After some time 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

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Solution

A cloudy solution is formed as egg white forms a colloidal solution in water

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