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Important Questions on Surface Chemistry

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Which of the following statements about colloids is false?
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For coagulation of arsenious sulphide sol, which of the following salt solutions will be most effective?
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The Tyndall effect is observed only when the following conditions are satisfied,

i The diameter of the dispersed particles is much smaller than the wavelength of the light used.

ii The diameter of the dispersed particle is not much smaller than the wavelength of the light used.

iii The refractive indices of the dispersed phase and dispersion medium are almost similar in magnitude.

iv The refractive indices of the dispersed phase and dispersion medium differ greatly in magnitude.
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A 4% solution of nitrocellulose in a mixture of alcohol and ether is called
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Which property of colloidal solution is independent of charge on the colloidal particles?
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The haemoglobin and the gold sol are examples of
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Among the following, the incorrect statement about colloids is:
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as

Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : Finest gold is red in colour, as the size of the particles increases, it appears purple then blue and finally gold.

Assertion R : The colour of the colloidal solution depends on the wavelength of light scattered by the dispersed particles.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

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A cube of edge length 1 cm is divided into smaller cubes of uniform size of length 1 nm. Assuming that no voids are present, the ratio of total surface area of all the cubes of 1 nm edge length to the surface area of the initial cube is
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Among the following, the correct statement is:
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Which mixture of the solutions will lead to the formation of negatively charged colloidal AgII- sol?
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The coagulating power of electrolytes having ions Na+,  Al3+ and Ba2+ for arsenic sulphide sol increases in the order,
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As per Hardy-Schulze formulation, the flocculation values of the following for ferric hydroxide sol are in the order:
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Which property of colloids is not dependent on the charge on colloidal particles?
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Which can adsorb larger volume of hydrogen gas?
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Give reason for medicines are more effective in their colloidal form.
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Which one of the following statements is FALSE for hydrophilic sols?