ZEBAR SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN

Class: IX Science Laboratory

Objective Experiment 2 : Solution, Colloid and Suspension
Name: _______________________ Div: ____ Roll No: ____ Date:________
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To Prepare :
A. a true solution of common salt, sugar and alum.
B. a suspension of soil, chalk powder and fine sand in water.
C. a colloidal solution of starch in water and to distinguish between these on
the basis of :
(1) Transparency (2) filtration criterion (3) stability

Requirements: Ten glass test tubes, a test tube rack, a china dish, a tripod
stand, a glass rod, three funnels, filter papers, a small torch or flashlight.

Chemicals Required : dry common salt , sugar crystals, alum, chalk powder ,
garden soil, egg albumin , fine sand and distilled water.

Procedure :
A . To prepare true solutions of dry common salt, sugar and alum.

Take a pinch of dry common salt, sugar and alum powder in different test tubes.
Pour about 10 cc of distilled water in each test tubes. One by one shake the
contents of the test tubes vigorously by placing your thumb on the mouth of the
test tube. The common salt , sugar and alum powder dissolve completely to
form a true solution.

B. To prepare a suspensions of soil, chalk powder and fine sand in water.

Take a pinch of soil, chalk powder and fine sand in different test tubes. Pour
about 10 cc of distilled water in each test tubes. One by one shake the contents
of the test tubes vigorously by placing your thumb on the mouth of the test tube.
The soil, chalk powder and fine sand do not dissolve in water, but get suspended
in water, so as to form a suspension.

C. To prepare colloidal solution of starch in water.

Take about 1g of starch (maida) in a china dish. Pour about 20 cc of distilled

water in the china dish. Stir the contents in the china dish with a glass rod till a
milky suspension is formed. By placing it on the tripod stand give some heat to
it. Allow the contents to cool. The product so formed is the colloidal solution of
starch in water.

Observation Table

S.No Property True Solution Colloidal Suspension

Solution
1. Transparency Transparent Translucent Opaque
2. The solute particles The solute The solute
Filtration can pass through filter particles passes particles can not
paper and no residue is through filter pass through filter
seen on filter paper . paper and no paper and residue
residue is left. is collected on
filter paper.
3. Stability The solute particles do The solute The solute
not settle down and particles do not particles settle
more stable. settle down and down and are
are stable. unstable.
4. Visibility The solute particles The solute The solute particle
are invisible to naked particles are are visible to naked
eye invisible to eye.
naked eye.
5. Nature Homogeneous Appears Heterogeneous
homogeneous
(but is
heterogeneous)

Conclusion : True solutions are homogeneous, transparent, stable and cannot be

filtered by filter paper. Colloidal solution are appeared to be homogeneous but
heterogeneous, translucent, stable and cannot be filtered by filter paper .
Suspensions are heterogeneous, opaque, unstable and can be filtered by filter
paper.

Precautions :
1. Glass rod must be cleaned properly before use.
2. Do not waste the chemicals and distilled water. Use it wisely.
Diagram:
(a) Transparency Criterion

(b) Filtration Criterion