question_answer 5)

How are sol, solution and suspension differ from each other ?  

Answer:

 

Property	Sol	Solution	Suspension
1. Nature	Heterogeneous	Homogeneous	Heterogeneous
2.  Particle size (diameter)	Between 10-7 to 10-5 cm (10-9 to 10-7 m or 1 nm to 100 nm)	Less than 1 nm (less than 10-9 to 10-7m)	More than 100 nm
3. Appearance	Generally clear	Clear	Opaque
4.   Visibility	Visible with ultra microscope	Not visible	Visible with naked eye
5.  Diffusion	Diffuses very slowly	Diffuses rapidly	Does not diffuse
6.  Tyndall effect	Show	Do not show	May show
7.   Settling of particles	Settle only on centrifugation	Do not settle	Settle of their own
8. Brownian movement	Shows	May or may not show	May show