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Question Completion Status: Question 8 of 20 uestion 8 10 points Save Answ One of the properties of colloidal particles that keeps them in suspension is the small electrostatic charge that they each carry. Because of the charges 0 a) colloidal particles push each other apart and avoid collisions O b) colloidal particles attract each other and avoid collisions O c) colloidal particles attract each other and cause collisions. O d) colloidal particles are a sign that someone can be trained as a Jedi A Moving to another question will save this response. Question 8 of 20 8 5 9 O.

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a) because of presence of like charges, the colloid particles repel each other and remain suspended in the solution

Particles stay suspended in water rather than settling because they carry surface electrical charges that mutually repel each other.

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