Suspensions, Colloids and Solutions

Three Kinds of Mixtures
	Suspensions	Colloids	Solutions
Made up of...	Different phases	2 different phases	solute and solvent
Properties	heterogeneous	heterogeneous	homogeneous
Size	>1000 Angstroms 1000 X 10-10m	1000 A- 10 A	1 A
Visibility of Particles	visible	Sometimes cannot be seen	not seen
Appearance	Cloudy	distributed throughout, clear to opaque	clear
Can it be filtered?	Yes	Not through ordinary means (requires small filters)	No
Settling?	Yes	No	No
Examples	Dirt in water Milk in water	Milk Mayonnaise Butter Egg Whites	Salt water Ammonia in Water