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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Physical: Surface Chemistry

Question:

The colloids that cannot be easily coagulated are

Options:

Lyophobic colloids

Lyophilic colloids

Irreversible sols

Associated colloids

Correct Answer:

Lyophilic colloids

Explanation:

Lyophilic colloids: The word ‘lyophilic’ means liquid-loving. Colloidal sols directly formed by mixing substances like gum, gelatine, starch, rubber, etc., with a suitable liquid (the dispersion medium) are called lyophilic sols. An important characteristic of these sols is that if the dispersion medium is separated from the dispersed phase (say by evaporation), the sol can be reconstituted by simply remixing with the dispersion medium. That is why these sols are also called reversible sols. Furthermore, these sols are quite stable and cannot be easily coagulated.