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What type of colloid is an aerosol?

(a) Solid in gas

(b) Gas in solid or fluid

(c) Fluid in gas

(d) Fluid or solid in gas

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My doubt stems from Aerosols in chapter Particulates, Acid Rain & Aerosols of Environmental Engineering

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The correct option is (d) Fluid or solid in gas

Explanation: Aerosol is a colloid formed by the presence of fluid or solid particles suspended in the air/atmosphere.

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