Is dish soap a solution or a suspension or colloid?

Answer 1

solutions are homogeneous mixtures where the substances are dissolved in one another. the particles are indistinguishable from one another. suspensions are heterogeneous mixtures where the particle size is greater than 1mm. pond water, etc. colloids are suspensions where the particle size is between 0.001 - 1 mm. mayonnaise, yogurt, milk, etc. This would put soapy water in the colloid category because you cannot typically see a soap molecule unless there are many, many molecules together forming a soap bubble. otherwise, the soap forms things called micelles which are microscopic.

Answer 2

A soap "solution" is a colloidal dispersion. A true solution involves individual solute molecules moving independently in the solvent. A suspension involves "lumps" of material of at least microscope size.

A soap "solution" -- more accurately "sol" or "dispersion" -- has tiny groups of soap molecules, usually between about 50 and 100 molecules, moving together as a group.

Such a group is not big enough to be seen in a normal microscope, but it is not single molecules either.

The particular groups in soap solutions are called "micelles".

Answer 3

Dish soap is a solution. It is a homogeneous mixture where the soap molecules are dissolved evenly in water.

Answer 4

Yes because you can not seperate soap and water from bubbels

Answer 5

The mixture of soap and water is a solution.

Answer 6

No, it is a colloidal solution

Answer 7

colloid because it doesn't fully mix in

Answer 8

If it is the same throughout, then yes.

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

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