Is Hydrosol a Colloid?

Hydrosol meaning
A colloid with water as the dispersing medium.

What is sol or hydrosol?

Sol, in physical chemistry, a colloid (aggregate of very fine particles dispersed in a continuous medium) in which the particles are solid and the dispersion medium is fluid. If the dispersion medium is water, the colloid may be called a hydrosol; and if air, an aerosol.

What is hydrosol in chemistry?

(iii) Hydrosol. It is a colloidal solution having dispersion medium as water and dispersion phase a solid. Example: Starch sol or gold sol. (0)

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