Types Of Mixtures

Question 0

What is a suspension?

Answer 0

A mixture consisting of a solid in a liquid and is insoluble

Question 1

What are the three types of mixtures?

Answer 1

Suspensions, solutions, colloids

Question 2

What is a solution ?

Answer 2

A mixture where one type of substance (it’s particles) are evenly spread throughout another substance and cannot be seen.

Question 3

What is a colloid?

Answer 3

A mixture formed when particles of one substance are spread evenly throughout another, but appear to be a single substance

Question 4

What is a solution a mixture of?

Answer 4

Liquid with a solid
Liquid with a liquid
Liquid with a gas

Question 5

Some examples of a solution are:

Answer 5

Petrol, saltwater, cordial, carbonated water

Question 6

Examples of a colloid are:

Answer 6

Bread, jelly, clouds, cream

Question 7

What are the types of colloids ?

Answer 7

Solid-liquid. eg. Cheese, butter
Liquid-gas. eg. Fog, clouds
Solid-gas. eg. Marshmallows, pavlova
Liquid-liquid. eg. mayonnaise, milk

Question 8

An emulsion is a type of colloid. What is an emulsion?

Answer 8

• An emulsion is a type of colloid in which tiny droplets of one liquid are spread evenly throughout another liquid. eg. Oil in water