(a) Which will absorb more gas, a lump of charcoal or its powder and why?
(b) Describe the preparation of the following colloidal solutions. Name the method used in each case (i) silver sol, (ii) sulphur sol.
Explain What is observed when:
(a) A beam of light is passed through a colloidal solution of As2S3
(b) An electrolyte (NaCl) is added to ferric hydroxide sol.
(c) An electric current is passed through a colloidal solution.
Illustrate with example:
(i) Lyophilic and Lyophobic sols.
(ii) Multimolecular and macromolecular colloids.
(iii) Homogeneous and Heterogeneous catalysis.
The quantity of the electrolyte which is required to coagulate a definite amount of a colloidal solution depends upon the valency of the ion having a charge opposite to that of the colloidal particles. This observation of Hardy and Schulze are known as Hardy Schulze law.
Dialysis:It is a process of removing a dissolved substance from a colloidal solution by means of diffusion through a suitable membrane.
Since particles ions or smaller molecules) in a true solution can pass through animal membrane (bladder) or parchment paper or cellophane sheet but not the colloidal particles, the membrane can be used for dialysis.
A bag of suitable membrane containing the colloidal solution is suspended in a vessel through which fresh water is continuously flowing. The molecules and ions diffuse through membrane into the outer water and pure colloidal solution is left behind.