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Homogeneous mixture of two or more substances,
Do not scatter light ( no Tyndall effect),
stable,
particle size is less than 1 nanometer (nm)
cannot be filtered
Colloids
Heterogeneous mixture but appears homogeneous ,
stable,
particle size is between 1-100 nanometers (nm),
scatters light (shows Tyndall effect),
cannot be filtered.
Suspensions
Heterogeneous mixture,
scatters light (shows Tyndall effect)
Can be filtered
unstable
particle size is greater than 100 nanometers (nm)
Tyndall effect
Discovered by John Tyndall
The scattering of a beam of light by a medium containing suspended particles, is known as Tyndall effect.