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What are the dispersed phase and dispersion medium in alcohol respectively?(a) Alcohol, water(b) Solid, water(c) Water, alcohol(d) Solid, alcoholThe question was posed to me in final exam.The origin of the question is Surface Chemistry in portion Surface Chemistry of Chemistry – Class 12

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The CORRECT answer is (d) Solid, alcohol

To explain I would say: A colloidal solution having alcohol as the DISPERSION medium and a solid substance as the dispersed PHASE is called an alcohol. For EXAMPLE: A colloidal solution of cellulose nitrate in ETHYL alcohol is an alcohol.



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