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Q: Why foam is known as a colloid?
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Type of colloid wherein gas acts as the dispersed phase and solid acts as the dispersion medium. In simple words, it is a colloid where gas is dispersed in solid. Example of solid foams is marshmallow.


Why is the Styrofoam a colloid?

colloid: Classification of Colloids A gas may be dispersed in a liquid to form a foam (e.g., shaving lather or beaten egg white) or in a solid to form a solid foam (e.g., styrofoam or marshmallow). ... In still other cases (e.g., a dispersion of a protein in water) the particles are actually very large single molecules.


What is a colloid and what is an example?

A colloid is an example of a mixture. Specifically, colloids are mixtures in which the components do not separate. Mixtures in which the components do separate are known as suspensions.


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There is more than one kind of foam. Styrofoam is a solid mixed with gas. Soap suds are made of a liquid mixed with gas. I would call foam, in technical terms, a composite material. It's made of more than one thing.


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The most general definition of foam is a substance that is formed by trapping many gas bubbles in a liquid or solid. It can also refer to anything that is analogous to such a phenomenon, such as quantum foam. Often the term is used in reference to polyurethane foam (foam rubber), XPS foam, Styrofoam or some other manufactured foam. It can be considered a type of colloid.(Copy from Wikipedia:Foam)To create a foam, you need to start with a liquid viscous enough to hold some shape. Water alone will not do this. Try taking room-temperature egg whites and whisk them in a large bowl. Do this vigorously until you produce... (ta daa!) foam.


Is a whipped cream is a suspension colloid or solution?

colloid!