Question

You notice that you cannot read your book through a test tube of fluid held against the print, making it so blurred as to be unreadable. There is no precipitant in the bottom of the beaker, though it has been sitting for several days in a rack. What type of liquid is this?

You notice that you cannot read your book through a test tube of fluid held against the print, making it so blurred as to be unreadable. There is no precipitant in the bottom of the beaker, though it has been sitting for several days in a rack. What type of liquid is this?

mixture
solution
suspension
colloid

Answer 1

Answer:

Colloid

Explanation

This is a mixture containing a microscopically dispersed substance suspended in another substance.

The microscopically dispersed substance can be soluble or insoluble.

Colloids do not settle or it takes them a very long time to settle.

There are colloids that are translucent like the one in the beaker. This is due to light scattering by the particles also known as the Tyndall effect.

Example of colloids include milk, ink and Gel