What is the difference between a colloidal solution and emulsion? Share with your friends Share 1 Gaurav Singh answered this Dear Student Regards 2 View Full Answer Anushka answered this A colloid is a substance in which microscopicparticles are dispersed in a medium but are not dissolved in it whereas in Emulsion in a particular type of colloid referring to microscopic particles of liquid dispersed in another type of liquid. 0