Select the correct option regarding the given statements.
Statement 1: Suspensions scatter light.
Statement 2: When particles settle down, they no longer scatter light.

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Select the correct option regarding the given statements.
Statement 1: Suspensions scatter light.
Statement 2: When particles settle down, they no longer scatter light. — Exam MCQ

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B. Both statements are true, and Statement 2 explains Statement 1. — The large, suspended particles are capable of scattering light through Tyndall effect. Once the particles settle and are undergo sedimentation at the bottom, the scattering effect ceases. While both statements are scientifically accurate, statement 2 describes the disappearance of the effect rather than providing the underlying physical reason for why suspensions scatter light in the first place.

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A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

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C. Both statements are false.

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D. Both statements are true, but Statement 2 does not explain Statement 1.

Select the correct option regarding the given statements. Statement 1: Suspensions scatter light. Statement 2: When particles settle down, they no longer scatter light.

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