Mixtures

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Mixture

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A combination of different substances

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What type of mixture is this? Options: heterogeneous, homogeneous

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heterogeneous

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Sand floating in water, but most of the sand is settled at the bottom is an example of which type of mixture? Options: A solution, A colloid, A suspension, A compound

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A suspension

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Which statement below does NOT describe a colloid?

• A colloid is a type of heterogeneous mixture
• A colloid is a type of solution.
• The particles in a colloid do not settle like they do in a suspension.
• The particles in a colloid do not dissolve – they are just too small to be seen.

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A colloid is a type of solution.

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How are suspensions and colloids different?

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Suspensions settle out and colloids do not settle.

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In a solution, it is the substance that is being dissolved.

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Solute

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In a solution, it is the dissolving substance.

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solvent

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Another name for a homogeneous mixture.

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Solution

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The scattering of light by colloids is called ____.

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The Tyndall effect

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What is a mixture in which particles will settle out?

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suspension