Lyophilic colloid
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Lyophobic colloid |
a) The lyophilic solvent is usually water loving. |
a) The lyophobic solvent is usually water-hating species. |
b) They have a greater affinity for the medium's dispersion, and when the water medium disperses them, they are generally named hydrophilic. |
b) The have less affinity for the medium's dispersion, and when the water medium disperses them, they are generally named as hydrophobic.
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c) The lyophilic solvent gives a reversible reaction. |
c) The lyophobic solvent gives an irreversible reaction.
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d) The lyophilic sol has weak Tyndall effects. |
d) The lyophobic sol has strong Tyndall effects. |
e) The lyophilic particles are generally not detectable under an ultra microscope.Examples of lyophilic colloids are starch or protein dissolved in water. |
e) The lyophobic particles are generally detectable under an ultra microscope.Examples of lyophobic colloids are aluminium hydroxide and ferric hydroxide dissolved in water.
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