You have been given a suspension and a solution. How could you tell the difference between them by their appearance ?

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A suspension and a solution can be differentiated by Tyndall effect. Suspensions, due to bigger size of their particles scatter the beam of light passing through them and show Tyndall effect whereas solutions have a very small particle size; hence, cannot scatter the light that passes through it.

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