chemistry

CLASSIFICATION BASED ON PHYSICAL STATE

S.No.	Dispersed phase	Dispersion medium	Common name of the system	Examples
1.	Solid	Solid	Solid sol	Gems, ruby glass, coloured glasses, pigmented plastics etc.
2.	Solid	Liquid	Sol	Gold sol, sulphur sol, ferric hydroxide sol, As2S3 sol, ink, most of the paints, starch dispersed in water, muddy water etc.

3.	Solid	Gas	Aerosol of solids	Smoke, dust etc.
4.	Liquid	Solid	Gel	Cheese, butter, boot polish, jellies etc.
5.	Liquid	Liquid	Emulsion	Milk, emulsified oils, medicines etc.
6.	Liquid	Gas	Aerosol of liquids	Fog, mist, clouds, Liquid sprays etc.
7.	Gas	Solid	Solid foam	Pumice stone, styrene foam, foam rubber etc.
8.	Gas	Liquid	Foam or Froth	Lemonade froth, soap lather, shaving cream foam etc.