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When referred to as glue-like, colloid is a thick gelatinous material usually found in the thyroid. From the chemistry viewpoint a colloid is a mixture in which very small particles of one substance is dispersed evenly throughout another substance.

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Why was the term colloid chosen to name certain mixtures?

Colloid originates from the Greek word kolla, which means glue and the suffix -oid, which means to resemble. Colloids are mixtures whose solutes are so small that they cannot be separated by normal means, hence the glue appellation.


Can Mixtures be seperated?

Mixtures can be separated by physical means.


What are the characteristics of substance and mixtures?

Mixtures: can be separated by physical means


Substances that can be separated by physical means are known as?

Mixtures. Mixtures are combinations of two or more substances that can be separated by physical means, such as filtration, distillation, or evaporation, because the components retain their individual properties.


Physical means may be used to separate what?

Mixtures.


Substances that can be separated by physical means known as?

Mixtures.


What the biggest Difference between a homogeneous mixture and a colloid?

A homogeneous mixture means that it is uniform throughout. Colloids are mixtures with particle sizes that consist of clumps of molecules, but cannot be separated by filtering. Fog is like a colloid because it is composed of water droplets suspended in the air. They're too small to fall like rain, but they're not H2O(g) molecules (otherwise, that would be like... air, which is a mixture). It is still H2O(l).


Similarities between mechanical mixture and solution?

Both mechanical mixtures and solutions are homogeneous mixtures where the components are evenly distributed. However, mechanical mixtures can be separated by physical means like filtration, while solutions are a mixture of a solute dissolved in a solvent and cannot be separated by physical means. Additionally, both mechanical mixtures and solutions have multiple components.


What does chosen means?

a generation chosen by God


What does it mean that colloids scatter light?

When colloids scatter light, it means that the particles in the colloid are large enough to disrupt the path of light passing through them. This scattering effect causes the light to be reflected in different directions, making the colloid appear cloudy or opaque.


Substances made of two or more elements which are not chemically bonded are?

Mixtures. In mixtures, the elements or compounds are physically combined and can be separated through physical means such as filtration or distillation.


Can you have a list of mixtures?

Sure! Some examples of mixtures are saltwater, air, soda, and soil. Mixtures are combinations of two or more substances that are physically combined and can be separated by physical means.