Colloids Classification
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What is the term used to describe the process when a sol is converted into a gel?

  • Gelation (correct)
  • Solation
  • Coagulation
  • Precipitation

Which property of colloids is responsible for the Tyndall Effect?

  • Absorption of light by colloidal particles
  • Refraction of light by colloidal particles
  • Scattering of light by colloidal particles (correct)
  • Reflection of light by colloidal particles

What is the term used to describe the random movement of colloidal particles suspended in a liquid or gas?

  • Electrophoresis
  • Coagulation
  • Osmosis
  • Brownian Movement (correct)

What contributes to the stability of pure colloidal solutions?

<p>Charges on colloidal particles repelling each other (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the process when a gel is converted into a sol?

<p>Solation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of colloid is less stable and easily precipitated by neutral salts?

<p>Hydrophilic colloids (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of colloid has particle sizes greater than 100 nm?

<p>Suspensions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of colloid do the particles form clusters of molecules and can be seen under an electron microscope?

<p>Colloidal solutions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do colloidal solutions remain dispersed throughout water in a stable manner?

<p>As a result of their small particle size (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What property allows colloidal particles to be pass through filter paper but not through a semipermeable membrane?

<p>Particle size (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of colloid can be separated by settling down at the bottom of the container separated by a liquid layer?

<p>Suspensions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What electrical property do colloidal particles possess?

<p>+/- charges that are uniform across all particles in a system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor responsible for the stability of colloidal solutions?

<p>Aggregation of units with like charge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of colloids are characterized by being 'liquid loving'?

<p>Hydrophilic colloids (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What property makes hydrophilic colloids more stable and less easily precipitated?

<p>Presence of a shell of electric charges (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which classification of colloids is formed by dispersed particles surrounded only by a shell of electric charges?

<p>Lyophobic colloids (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can hydrophilic colloids be precipitated from a solution?

<p>By neutralizing the charges followed by dehydration (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor distinguishes hydrophobic colloids from hydrophilic colloids?

<p>'Liquid loving' or 'liquid hating' nature (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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