Kinds of Mixtures

Solutions, colloid, and suspension are

kinds of mixtures.
Here are some examples:

Suspension Colloid Solution

 Solutions
• Solutions are homogeneous mixtures
made up of two components.
• The part of the solution that does the
dissolving is called the solvent.
• The part of the solution that gets dissolved is
called the solute.
 Solutions
A solution might exist in liquid, solid, or gas
depending on the state of its solvent.
Air is a gaseous solution and its solvent is
nitrogen gas.
Steel is a solid solution. Its solvent is iron and
the solute is carbon(solid).
Most solutions are in liquid form and have
water as a solvent.
Solutions
 Miscible and Immiscible Solutions
Miscible solution is formed when two
soluble liquid dissolve each other. Alcohol
and water are miscible to each other and
so are with oil and gasoline.
Miscible and Immiscible Solutions
Immiscible solution is formed when two
liquids are insoluble to each other.
Examples are water and oil, gasoline and
water.
 Concentrated Solution
A concentrated solution contains large
amount of dissolve solute. The darker the
tea, juice, or coffee has more amount of
solute.
 Dilute Solution
A dilute solution contains small amount of
dissolved solute.
 Suspensions

Suspensions are also heterogeneous

mixtures containing large particles that
settle out when left undisturbed. If all of
the particles have separated, the liquid
may appear clear. If not, the liquid may
appear cloudy.
Suspension
Suspension
 Colloids
• Colloids are heterogeneous mixtures.
• Due to the slightly larger particle size, colloids
appear cloudy.
• Although the particles are larger than in a
solution, they are still small enough that they
stay mixed and do not separate upon standing
and cannot be separated by filtration.
• Examples: milk, whipped cream
Colloids
 Tyndall Effect
• Particles in a colloid are large enough that
they will reflect (scatter) light.
• This phenomenon is referred to as the Tyndall
Effect.
Tyndall Effect