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What is a suspension?

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A suspension is a mixture of water and a non-dissolved material.

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A mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

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a suspension is a heterogeneous fluid containing solid particles that are sufficiently large for sedimentation.

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