Solutions and
Suspensions
Science 6 Topic 2
Review: Identify if the following mixture is
homogeneous or Soup
_____1. Vegetable heterogeneous._____6. Egg and
Spices Mix
heterogeneo heterogeneo
us_____2. Mango Float us _____7. Sugar and
Vinegar Sauce
heterogeneo homogeneou
us s
_____3. Gulaman Drink
heterogeneo heterogeneo _____8. Mixed
us us
Fruits and Nuts
heterogeneo
homogeneou
us
_____4. Fish Soup
homogeneou
s
heterogeneo
_____9. Water
sand Powdered Milk us
_____5. River water and sea water_____10. Sand and
Pebbles
Solutions
Solutions or liquid homogeneous mixtures
are liquid mixtures that looks liquid all through
out the mixtures. It is generally composed
of a liquid solvent and solid solute.
A mixture of chocolate powder and water looks
brown and liquid all through out the mixture,
thus it is a solution. The chocolate powder is
the solute and the water is the solvent.
Comprehension Check: Infer if the following
mixture is a solution or not.
___________1. Flour and egg-white
not
___________ 2. Hot water and salt
Solution
___________ 3. chili, garlic and vinegar
not
Solution
___________ 4. milk and hot coffee
Solution
___________ 5. milk and coconut water
Comprehension Check: Infer if the following
homogenous mixture is a solution or not.
___________ 6. Ground coffee and chocolate
powder
not
___________
not 7. Powdered milk and sugar
___________
not 8. Chili powder and vegetable
soup
solution
___________ 9. Soy sauce and catsup
solution
___________ 10. calamansi juice and liquid
chlorine
Suspension and Colloids
Suspension and Colloids are
heterogeneous mixtures with uneven
distribution of materials containing
two or more phases observable within
them.
Suspension
Suspensions are mixtures in which solid
particles settle at the bottom when left
undisturbed for sometime.
For example, a mixture of mud and water.
The water will look brownish when they are
mixed together, but after some time the mud
Suspension
Substances in suspension do not dissolve
completely in solvents. The particles that do
not dissolve settle down at the bottom of the
container.
Other Examples of Suspension
• A mixture of mud and water looks cloudy as
observed in puddles (lim-aw sa bisaya), after
some time the mud will settle at the bottom
like a dirty water (lubog siya tan-awon).
• Another example is a mixture of soap
powder and water. You can observed that
when you wash your plates with soap and
leave it. The water at the top gets clearer,
while the soap settles down as gray liquid
below.
Comprehension Check:
Read the following questions and choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is a suspension mixture?
a. It is liquid and clear.
b. Mixtures that don’t completely dissolve and settle down at the
bottom.
c. It is a mixture dissolved completely
d. None of the above
2. Which of the following solute and solvent does not a belong to
suspension mixture?
a. Water and sugar C. water and mud
b. Flour and water D. soap powder and alcohol
Comprehension Check:
Read the following questions and choose the letter of the correct answer.
3. What kind of mixture is suspension?
a. Heterogeneous B. Homogeneous C. Uniform D.
complex to describe
4. How do the solute particles in a suspension behave after mixing
with solvent?
a. settle at the bottom/ float in the water C. It doesn’t
dissolved in solvent
b. the mixture becomes a cloudy D. All of the
above
Comprehension Check:
Read the following questions and choose the letter of the correct answer.
5. Some substances do not dissolve completely in solvents.
The particles that do not dissolve settle down at the bottom
of the container. Is this a suspension mixture? Why?
a. Yes, because particles in suspension does not dissolve
completely.
b. No, because particles dissolve completely in suspension.
c. Maybe because a suspension does not behave the same
way.
d. It can be, but solutions behave this way too.
Short Quiz: Identify if the following
mixtures. Write SO if it is a solution and
SU if it is suspension.
SU
_____1. ground leaves and well water
SO 2. sugar and vinegar
_____
SU 3. chalk dust and water
_____
SU 4. Flour and water
_____
SU
_____ 5. River water and soil
SU
_____ 6. Water residue from washing rice
SO
_____ 7. Condensed milk and coconut water
SU
_____ 8. Biscuits and coconut water
Congratulations! You are done with
Topic 2.
