Smoke and fog both are aerosols. In what way are they different?

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Smoke and fog both are aerosols. In what way are they different?

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answered Nov 6, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 61 410 941
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Both fog and smoke have gas as the dispersion medium. The only difference is that the dispersed phase in fog is liquid and in smoke it is a solid

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