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Comment on the statement that "colloid is not a substance but a state of substance".

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Colloid is not a substance. but a state of substance, .e.g .. sulphur is a substance. whereas colloidal solution of sulphur consists of sulphur molecules. dispersed in water. In this state sulphur atoms combine to form multimolecules whose size lies between .1 nm+t^+ 1000 nm. and form colloidal state. Sulphur forms true solution in carbon disulphide.
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