a suspension
the particles are big enough to settle
a colloid
the particles are too small to ever settle
a solution
homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
There are two types of mixture depending on the distribution of the components in the mixture. Homogeneous mixtures are mixtures which has uniform properties all throughout the solution while heterogeneous mixtures are the opposite they do not exhibit uniformity in any property. Example for a homogeneous is a salt solution where at any point you get a sample the properties are the same. For the heterogeneous mixture, a mixture of sand and salt where at any sampling point the properties are not the same.
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