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'''Emulsions''' are liquid-liquid [[colloid]]s, tiny liquid droplets suspended in another liquid. Emulsions are usually thick in texture and satiny in appearance.
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'''Emulsions''' are liquid-liquid [[colloid]]s; tiny [[liquid]] droplets suspended in another liquid. Emulsions are usually thick in texture and satiny in appearance.
    
Emulsions are used in many different ways:
 
Emulsions are used in many different ways:
* by pharmacists, as a vehicle for medication
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* by pharmacists, as a vehicle for [[medication]]
 
* in [[photography]], to coat plates, film and paper
 
* in [[photography]], to coat plates, film and paper
 
* in explosives, paints, coatings, make-up and detergents
 
* in explosives, paints, coatings, make-up and detergents
* in food, including baked goods and confectionery products
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* in food, including baked goods and confectionery products ([[mayonnaise]] is an example of a food emulsion)
    
[[Category:Chemistry]]
 
[[Category:Chemistry]]
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