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Q.Which one is correctly matched ?

(a) Foam - mist
(b) Emulsion - smoke
(c) Sol - whipped cream
(d) Gel - butter
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Butter is a semi-solid colloidal system (a gel, liquid-in-solid type), the correctly matched pair among the options; the other three pairings mismatch the colloid type with its example.

Going through each option using the standard dispersed-phase/dispersion-medium classification: (a) 'Foam - mist' is wrong — foam is gas dispersed in liquid (e.g. whipped cream, soap lather) or gas in solid (e.g. rubber, pumice), while mist is actually an example of an aerosol (liquid dispersed in gas).

(b) 'Emulsion - smoke' is wrong — an emulsion is liquid dispersed in liquid (e.g. milk, cream), while smoke is an aerosol (solid dispersed in gas).

(c) 'Sol - whipped cream' is wrong — a sol is solid dispersed in liquid (e.g. paints, cell fluids), while whipped cream is a foam (gas dispersed in liquid). …

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