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What makes a colloid a colloid?
A colloid is a substance that has tiny particles that do not settle. These particles are large enough to reflect light, therefore the substance's color is shown. An example may be milk because the...
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What is a colloid?
A type of solution of intermediate sized particles suspended and completely dispersed in another substance. Because the particles are not completely dissolved (although dispersed), it may or may not...
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Does stirring a electrolyte into a colloid stabilize the colloid?
No, it leads to separation of its components, specially in case of high electolyte concentrations.
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Is soda a colloid?
no, it is a homogeneous mixture or a solution
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Is glucose a colloid?
Glucose is a compound with the molecular folrmula C6H12O6. It is not a colloid, since it does not exhibit the Tyndall Effect, which is characteristic of all colloids.