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A colloid is a mixture in which one substance is divided into minute particles (called colloidal particles) and dispersed throughout a second substance. The mixture they form is called a colloidal dispersion. A colloidal dispersion consists of colloids in a dispersing medium. It doesn't have to be liquid.

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How does an insoluble substance form a suspension?

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What do you call the substance that settles out of a suspension?

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What is the ability so something to dissolve in water called?

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Which will dissolve faster a substance with little surface area or the one with a large surface area?

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