Smoke and fog both are aerosols. In what way are they different?
Aerosols: Aerosols are types of colloids in which the very finite or tiny solid or the liquid droplets will get dispersed in the gaseous phase which will further act as a continuous phase.
Smoke | Fog |
Smoke is a type of colloid solution in which solid dust particles are dispersed in the air. | Fog is a type of colloid in which water droplets are suspended into the atmosphere. |
Dispersed phase: Solid Dispersed medium: Gas | Dispersed phase: Liquid Dispersed medium: Gas |
Therefore, Smoke and fog both are aerosols but are different because of the different dispersed phases.