Question
What is the coagulating power of an electrolyte? What is the cause of coagulation?
Solution
Answer:
Coagulating power of an electrolyte is the minimum amount of electrolyte in millimoles that must be added to one litre of a colloidal solution to bring about its coagulation.
Coagulation is caused by
(i) Electrophoresis,
(ii) Mutual precipitation by mixing oppositely charged sols in proper proportion.
Coagulating power of an electrolyte is the minimum amount of electrolyte in millimoles that must be added to one litre of a colloidal solution to bring about its coagulation.
Coagulation is caused by
(i) Electrophoresis,
(ii) Mutual precipitation by mixing oppositely charged sols in proper proportion.
