What is an aerosol made of?
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An aerosol is composed of a small, solid particle, that is contained within a gas like air.
Hence smoke is a perfect example - small solid bits of waste in air.
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Aerosol is a colloid. There are two types of aerosol. Solid aerosol and liquid aerosol. Solid aerosol: suspended solid particles(carbon particles, dust particles etc.) in air; Liquid aerosol: liquid particles in air.
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Date of comment: Mon, Sep 13th 2010
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Date of comment: Mon, Sep 13th 2010
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