Question

A certain skin lotion is a fine mixture of water and various oils. This lotion is cloudy and cannot be separated into oil and water by filtration. Moreover, its components do not separate when left standing. What type of mixture is it?
A.
solution
B.
suspension
C.
colloid
D.
compound

Answer 1

Colloid

Explanation:

A lotion of this type is a typical colloid mixture.

• A colloid is a homogeneous mixtures of two phases.
• The dispersed phase and the dispersion medium.
• Water is the dispersion medium and oil is the dispersed phase.

They have the following properties:

• Liquid dispersed phase and liquid dispersion medium forms an emulsion and a lotion of this type is an example.
• The particles are larger than those found in solutions.
• The particles pass through ordinary filter paper.
• They may be cloudy or clear .

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