Despite appearing homogeneous, colloidal solutions are heterogeneous because they contain particles of larger sizes that do not dissolve and remain dispersed in the medium.
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Despite appearing homogeneous, colloidal solutions are heterogeneous because they contain particles of larger sizes that do not dissolve and remain dispersed in the medium.
Colloidal solutions are considered heterogeneous because they contain dispersed particles of one substance (the colloidal phase) suspended within a different substance (the dispersion medium). This creates visible differences in properties and composition within the solution.