Maria examines a mixture that appears to be the same throughout. However, when she looks at a sample using a magnifying lens, she can see small droplets of liquid surrounded by another liquid.Which conclusion best fits her observations?
Answer
A
The mixture is a solution because it has the same appearance throughout the sample.
B
The mixture is a suspension because it is composed of two different-appearing substances.
C
The mixture is a homogeneous mixture because one liquid is dissolved in the other.
D
The mixture is a colloid because two different substances can be seen in a small sample.
Explanation
The mixture looks uniform at first, but the magnifying lens reveals tiny droplets of one liquid dispersed in another. That pattern is an emulsion, a type of colloid. A solution has its substances dissolved evenly at the particle level, so it would not show separate liquid droplets.
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