How are sol, solution and suspension different from each other?

Distinguish Between

	Property	Sol	Solution	Suspension
1.	Nature	Heterogeneous	Homogeneous	Heterogeneous
2.	Particle size (diameter)	Between 10^-7 to 10^-5 cm (10^-9 to 10-7 m or 1 nm to 100 nm)	Less than 1 nm (less than 10^-9 to 10^-7 m)	More than 100 nm
3.	Appearance	Generally clear	Clear	Opaque
4.	Visibility	Visible with ultramicroscope	Not visible	Visible with naked eyes
5.	Diffusion	Diffuses very slowly	Diffuses rapidly	Does not diffuse
6.	Tyndall effect	Shows	Does not show	Shows
7.	Settling of particles	Settle only on centrifugation	Does not settle	Settle of their own

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