Dispersion Medium Dispersed Phase Type of Colloid
Example
Solid
Solid
Solid sol
Ruby glass
Solid
Liquid
Solid emulsion/gel
Pearl, cheese
Solid
Gas
Solid foam
Lava, pumice
Liquid
Solid
Sol
Paints,
cell fluids
Liquid
Liquid
Emulsion
Milk, oil in water
Liquid
Gas
Foam
Soap suds,
whipped cream
Gas
Solid
Aerosol
Smoke
Gas
Liquid
Aerosol
Fog, mist
An easy way of determining whether a mixture is colloidal or not is through use of the
Tyndall Effect. When light is shined through a
true solution, the light passes cleanly through
the solution, however when light is passed through a colloidal solution, the substance in the
dispersed phases scatters the light in all directions, making it readily seen. An example of this
is shining a flashlight into fog. The beam of light can be easily seen because the fog is a
colloid.
Figure: Light being shined through water
and milk. The light is not reflected when passing through the water because it is not a colloid.
It is however reflected in all directions when it passes through the milk, which is colloidal.
Another method of determining whether a mixture is a colloid is by passing it through
a semipermeable membrane. The larger dispersed particles in a colloid would be unable to
pass through the membrane, while the surrounding liquid molecules can.
Dialysis takes
advantage of the fact that colloids cannot
diffuse through semipermeable membranes to
filter
them out of a medium.
Preparation. There are two principal ways of preparation of colloids:
Dispersion of large particles or droplets to the colloidal dimensions by
milling,
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