20 Examples of Suspensions

On chemistry, a suspension it's a kind of heterogeneous mixture formed by one or more substances in solid state that are dispersed in a substance in liquid state or gaseous. In a suspension, the solid (dispersed phase) is not diluted in the liquid medium (dispersing phase). For example: orange juice (since the pulp floats and does not integrate into the liquid medium), powdered medicines.

A suspension is a heterogeneous mixture because in it you can distinguish the particles that make it up. They tend to be unstable mixtures, since, due to their size, the solid particles in a suspension tend to settle easily when the mixture is at rest.

Characteristics of a suspension

Examples of suspensions

1. Dust + air
2. Sand + water
3. Oil + water when the mixture is stirred
4. Mercury + oil when stirring the mixture
5. Water + earth
6. Volcano ash + air
7. Soot + air
8. Flour + water
9. Chalk powder + water
10. Painting
11. Whitewash
12. Milk of magnesia
13. Horchata water
14. Face cream
15. Fluid makeup
16. Hair spray
17. Insulin suspension
18. Amoxicillin suspension
19. Penicillin suspension

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