MX. Mixtures

MX. Mixtures

Several key types of mixture can be identified:

1. Aerosols (solid): solid particles in a gas. E.g. smoke

2. Aerosols: (liquid) liquid particles in a gas. E.g. fog

3. Sols or Colloids: solid particles in a liquid.

E.g. Milk of Magnesia is a sol with solid magnesium hydroxide in water.

4. Suspension: particles bigger and will settle out.

5. Emulsions: liquid particles in liquid. E.g. Mayonnaise is oil in water.

6. Gels: liquids in solid. Substances that are mainly liquid but behave much like solids.

E.g. gelatin is protein in water. Quicksand is sand in water.

Dispersion includes colloids, suspensions, and solutions