The disperse phase in colloidal iron (III) hydroxide and colloidal gold is positively and negatively charged, respectively. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
- Amagnesium chloride solution coagulates the gold sol more readily than the iron (III) hydroxide sol.
- Bsodium sulphate solution causes coagulation in both sols
- Cmixing the sols has no effect
- Dcoagulation in both sols can be brought about by electrophoresis
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
1. is a positive sol; Gold is a negative sol.2. Mixing sols: When oppositely charged sols are mixed, they neutralize each other and coagulate (mutual coagulation). Thus, saying mixing has no effect is incorrect.3. Electrophoresis: Movement of particles toward electrodes leads to coagulation at the electrode. (Correct)4. Electrolytes: According to Hardy-Schulze rule, (from ) coagulates negative gold sol, while coagulates positive iron sol. Since has a higher charge than , it is more effective for gold. (Correct)