What exactly is whipped cream?
A colloid is a homogeneous mixture that is evenly, microscopically dispersed. In a colloid, the mixture looks the same throughout and the particles cannot settle out over time. Common examples of colloids are milk, paint, lotion, smoke, and air. Is whipped cream a colloid? To determine this, we must go through our checklist.
1. Is whipped cream a mixture?
2. Is it homogenous?
3. Would the particles in whipped cream settle out over time?
If you answered yes to the first two and no to the last one, you got it right!