Sol (colloid)

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A sol is a colloidal suspension of solid particles in a continuous liquid medium. Examples include blood, pigmented ink, and paint.

Artificial sols may be prepared by dispersion or condensation. Dispersion techniques include grinding solids to colloidal dimensions by ball milling and Bredig's arc method. The stability of sols may be maintained by using dispersing agents.

Sols are commonly used in preparing sol-gels. The diameter of its particles are very small.It is quite stableand shows tyndall effect

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