Chemistry (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 15 - Water and Aqueous Systems - 15.3 Hetergeneous Aqueous Systems - 15.3 Lesson Check - Page 507: 22

Answer

Colloids exhibit the Tyndall effect because they are able to scatter visible light. Solutions don't exhibit the Tyndall effect because their particles are too small.

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Colloids exhibit the Tyndall effect because they are able to scatter visible light. Solutions don't exhibit the Tyndall effect because their particles are too small.
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