Mixture Vocabulary

Colloids

A heterogeneous mixture consisting of tiny particles that are intermediate in size between those in solutions and those in suspensions and that are suspended in a liquid, solid, or gas.

Suspensions

A heterogeneous mixture in which particles of a material are more or less evenly dispersed throughout a liquid. The particles in a suspension settle out when the mixture is allowed to stand. The components of a suspension are immiscible.

Solutions

A homogeneous mixture where the smallest particles of one substance (solute) are uniformly spread among similar particles of another substance (solvent). The components of mixtures such as this are miscible and do not form layers.

Mixture

A substance that is not pure and can be separated into its components.

Emulsions

A type of colloid where liquids that normally do not mix kept together by another ingredient

Solution

Bronze

Colloid

Butter

Colloid

Fog

Suspensions

Honey

Suspensions

Lemonade

Miscible Liquids

Liquids that mix well together.

Colloid

Mayonnaise

Colloid

Milk

Colloid

Muddy Water

Suspensions

Orange Juice w/ Pulp

Colloid

Paint

Solution

Rubbing Alcohol

Suspensions

Salad Dressing

Solution

Salt Water

Solution

Sugar in Water

Homogeneous Mixtures

The components are evenly distributed and the mixture is the same throughout.

Heterogeneous Mixtures

The substances are not mixed uniformly and are not evenly distributed.

Colloid

Wine