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I am currently working on emulsions. this is why paint is an emulsion:

Emulsions are a mixture of two substances that do not mix. One of the substances is dispersed in the other. Emulsions have a clouded look due to the various substance boundaries that scatter light rays passing through them. Emulsions are not formed naturally and are generally unstable. Paints are a kind of emulsion. The paint pigments are suspended in a solvent that is also used to control the viscosity of the emulsion paint.

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Emulsion paint is made up of tiny pigment particles dispersed in water with the help of emulsifiers. When the paint is applied to a surface, the water evaporates, leaving behind a smooth film of pigment particles held together by a polymer binder. This film creates a durable and washable finish on the surface.

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Paints that are emulsion are made up of drops of liquid polymer spread out in water plus a suspension of solid colored pigment partricles. That's why we call them emulsion paints. When we put them on the wall, the water evaporates, leaving the wall coated with a thin layer of polymer and colored pigment.

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