Suspension
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Example:
Imagine you're trying to find a pair of socks in a messy drawer where everything is jumbled together. This situation is similar to a suspension, where solid particles are mixed into a liquid but remain large enough to be seen and don't dissolve. Just as the socks stand out in the chaos of the drawer, the solid particles in a suspension are visible and separate from the liquid, highlighting the distinct components within the mixture.
Practice Version
Suspension: A mixture in which the solid particles are large enough to be seen. Suspension. In science, a suspension is a type of mixture where small solid particles are dispersed throughout a liquid but are not dissolved, allowing them to eventually settle.