Chemistry assignment
Group D
CLASS 9
UNIT 2
TOPIC -‘ TYNDALL EFFECT’
STUDENTS
K.DARSHAN
DEVESHWAR
GAUTHAM KRISHNA
DARUN
JOEHISH
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CONTENTS
S.NO CONTENTS PG.NO
1. Introduction 2
2. what is tyndall effect 3
3. Activity to show tyndall effect in
• Homogenous mixture (true 4
solution)
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• Heterogeneous
mixture(suspension) 6
• Heterogeneous mixture(colloid)
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4. Why and how colloids show
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tyndall effect
5. conclusion
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INTRODUCTION
• in this ppt we will see
What is tyndall effect
how it happens and
where it happens under
what circumstances it
happens and why it
happens and test it on
various subjects
What is tyndall effect 33
• The phenomenon by which the colloidal
particles scatter light is called Tyndall
effect. If light is passed through a
colloid the light is scattered by the
larger colloidal particles and the, beam
becomes visible. This effect is called
Tyndall effect
E.g. - Sunlight entering into a dark
room.
Lots of dust particles suspended in a
lit up room.
When the weather is foggy and
smoggy, beams of headlights are clearly
visible.
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Activity to check tyndall effect in
homogenous solution(true solution)
• Materials Needed:
1.Flashlight or laser pointer
2.Clear glass or container
3.water
• Procedure:
1.Fill the glass or container with water.
2.Shine the flashlight or laser pointer through
the water.
• Observations:
1. when the light passes through the water it
passes through without scattering
• Explanation
1.True solutions do not scatter light in
the Tyndall Effect because they
are homogeneous. In a true solution, the solute
particles are very small and are uniformly
distributed throughout the solvent. As a result,
there are no larger particles to scatter light
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Activity to check tyndall effect in
heterogeneous solution (suspension)
• Materials Needed:
– Glass of water
– Flashlight or laser pointer
– Flour or cornstarch (for creating the suspension)
• Procedure:
– Stir a small amount of flour or cornstarch into the glass of water
to create a suspension.
– Shine the flashlight or laser through the liquid.
• Observation:
– When you shine a flashlight or laser through the suspension
(water with flour or cornstarch particles), you’ll notice that the
beam becomes visible. The liquid appears slightly blue due to
scattered light.
– Explanation:
• In a colloidal suspension, the particles (flour or cornstarch)
are larger than individual molecules but smaller than what
we’d find in a true solution.
• These larger particles scatter light as it passes through the
liquid, making the beam visible.
• The Tyndall Effect occurs because the light interacts with
these suspended particles, changing its direction and
making it visible to our eyes.
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Activity to check tyndall effect in
heterogeneous solution (colloid)
• Materials Needed:
– Flashlight or laser pointer
– Clear glass or container
– Water
– Cornstarch or flour
• Procedure:
– Fill the glass or container with water.
– Shine the flashlight or laser pointer through the
water
• Observations:
– When you shine a beam of light (such as a
flashlight) through a colloidal solution (like milk
or gelatin), you’ll notice that the light becomes
visible within the solution .The path of the light
beam appears illuminated due to scattering by
the suspended particles in the colloid .The
scattered light creates a visible cone or beam,
making the solution appear cloudy or hazy
when viewed from the side.
Why colloids show tyndall effect
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– The Tyndall effect occurs because of
the interaction between light and
particles in the colloid.
– When light passes through the colloid,
it encounters these particles, which are
roughly the same size as the
wavelength of visible light.
– The particles scatter the light in various
directions, causing it to become visible.
– The intensity of the scattered light
depends on factors like particle size,
concentration, and the wavelength of
the incident light.
– Smaller particles scatter shorter
wavelengths (blue and violet light)
more effectively, which is why we often
see a bluish tint in colloidal solutions
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conclusion
• So we saw that suspensions and
colloids show tyndall
effect because of their large size
of particles. Particles of
suspension are large enough to
scatter rays of light and the path
of the ray is visible through a
suspension .The Tyndall effect is
not observed in true solutions
because the particles in a true
solution are too small to scatter
light.
