COLLOIDS
SOME IMPORTANT TERMS: -
I) HOMOGENEOUS
AND HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURES: -
A mixture that has a uniform composition throughout its mass, with
no unique features that are visible in between the particles are called homogeneous
mixtures. The exact opposite case is for heterogeneous mixtures.
HOMOGENEOUS--> Solutions
HETEROGENEOUS--> Colloids & Suspensions
SOLUTE, SOLVENT, AND SOLUTION: -
I) SOLUTION: -
A Homogeneous Mixture containing two or more solids, liquids, and gases.
Eg:- Sugar solution
ii) SOLUTE: -
The component that is present in a lesser amount in a solution is called
a solute.
Eg: In the Sugar solution, Sugar
is the solute as its present in a lesser amount.
iii) SOLVENT: -
The component that is present in a larger amount in a solution is called
a solvent.
Eg: - In Sugar solution, Water is the solvent because of its presence in
a larger
quantity
SUSPENSION: -
•
A Suspension is a heterogeneous mixture
•
in which the small particles of solid-state
are spread throughout a substance of liquid state without dissolving in it, these
solid particles can easily be observed with our naked eye whereas it’s not possible
in case of a solution.
•
Size of particles is greater than 10-5 cm.
•
Eg:- Sand water, Slaked lime used
for whitewashing, Chalk
in water, etc.
WHAT IS A COLLOID?
• A colloid can
be defined as a heterogeneous mixture in which the dissolved particles are
microscopic (they are not visible to our naked eye), they also do not settle down
as in a suspension. They appear to be homogeneous but are actually not because
the particles are not mixed uniformly (the particles can be seen). The particles
of a colloid are larger than that of a solution but smaller than that of a suspension.
• Size of particles
varies from 10-7cm to 10-5 cm.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COLLOID & SUSPENSION: -
COLLOIDS
•
PARTICLES PASS THROUGH FILT ER PAPER. AS THEY ARE
COMPARATIVELY SMALLER.
•
PARTICLES WON’T UNDERGO SEDIMENTATION.
•
PHASE SEPARATION MOSTLY WON'T TAKE PLACE.
•
PARTICLES CAN ONLY BE SEEN WITH A MICROSCOPE.
•
Eg: - Shampoo, blood, Milk.
SUSPENSIONS
•
PARTICLES DO NOT PASS THROUGH FILTER PAPER
AS THEY ARE COMPARATIVELY LARGER.
•
PARTICLES UNDERGO SEDIMENTATION.
•
DISTINCT PHASE SEPARATION CAN BE SEEN.
•
PARTICLES CAN BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE.
•
Eg: - Sand water, soot in air, oil, and water.
DISPERSED PHASE & DISPERSION MEDIUM:-
• I) Dispersed
phase: -
The phase of the collective
colloidal particles dispersed in the dispersion medium is called the dispersed phase.
II) Dispersion medium: -
The medium in which colloidal particles are dispersed is called the dispersion
medium.
Eg: - In smoke (a colloid) the dispersed phase is solids(particulates)
and the dispersion medium is gas (any gas)
EMULSIONS AND AEROSOLS: -
EMULSION:
-
• Emulsion is
a mixture of two or more liquids in which
one is present as droplets or we can say that,
in microscopic size, distributed
throughout the other liquid.
• Eg: - Body
Lotion, Mayonnaise, etc.
AEROSOLS:
-
• An aerosol
is a suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, usually in the air or even
in any other gas.
E.g.: - Room Spray, Mist, etc...
TYNDALL EFFECT: -
• A Colloid
scatter a beam of light passing through it, this phenomenon is called as
Tyndall effect, this happens due to the scattering of light by the colloidal particles
and can be clearly observed when light is passed through a colloidal solution placed
in a dark room. It can also be observed in cinema theaters and when sunlight passes
through a dense forest. This effect can't be observed in a solution, it may or may
not be observed in a suspension
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