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What is the primary characteristic of an emulsion?
What is the primary characteristic of an emulsion?
Which of these is necessary for the stabilization of an emulsion?
Which of these is necessary for the stabilization of an emulsion?
What is the process of making an emulsion called?
What is the process of making an emulsion called?
In the context of emulsions, what is typically dispersed as small globules?
In the context of emulsions, what is typically dispersed as small globules?
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Which statement best defines an emulsifying agent?
Which statement best defines an emulsifying agent?
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Emulsion Definition
- An emulsion is a mixture of two immiscible liquids, typically water and oil.
- One of the liquids is dispersed as small globules in the other.
- The formation and stabilization of an emulsion require a third substance, known as the emulsifying agent.
- Emulsification is the process of creating or forming an emulsion.
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Learn about the definition and formation of emulsions, a mixture of two immiscible liquids, stabilized by an emulsifying agent. Understand the process of emulsification.
