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Dispersion System Flashcards

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Dispersed Phase

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Internal/Discontinuous Phase

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Dispersion Medium

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External/Continuous Phase

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Classificiation of Dispersed Systems based on Particle Size

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Molecular Dispersion
Colloidal Dispersion
Coarse Dispersion

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Mixture of two or more components that form a homogenous molecular dispersion or one-phase system

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Molecular Dispersion (True Solutions)

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Represents a system having a particle size intermediate between that of a true solution & a coarse dispersion

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Colloidal Dispersion

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Diameter of particles being larger than 0.5 um

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Coarse Dispersion

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Molecular Dispersion

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Size: <1nm
State: Monophasic
Visibility: Invisible in electron microscope
Filtration: Pass through ultrafilter and semipermeable membrane
Diffusion: Rapid

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Examples of Molecular Dispersion

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Glucose
Oxygen Molecules
Ordinary Ions

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Colloidal Dispersion

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Size: 1nm - 0.5um
State: Biphasic
Visibility: Visible in electron Microscope
Filtration: Pass through filter paper but not semipermeable membrane
Diffusion: Slow

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Examples of Colloidal Dispersion

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Colloidal Silver Solution
Paint
Shaving Cream
Natural & Synthetic Polymers
Milk, Cheese, Butter

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Coarse Dispersion

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Size: >0.5um
State: Biphasic
Visibility: Visible under microscope
Filtration: Do not pass through filter paper or semipermeable membrane
Diffusion: No diffusion

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Examples of Coarse Dispersion

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Most pharmaceutical emulsion and Suspension
Grains of Sand
Red Blood Cells

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Types of Colloidal System

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(a) Lyophilic Colloids
(b) Lyophobic Colloids
(c) Association Colloids

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Lyophilic Colloids

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Solvent loving colloids
Thermodynamically Stable
Dispersion Medium: Water

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Examples of Lyophilic Colloids

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Dispersion of starch, gum, protein in water

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Lyophobic Colloids

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Solvent-hating Colloids
Thermodynamically Stable
Dispersion Medium: Water - Hydrophobic colloids
Consist of inorganic particles

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Examples of Lyophobic Colloids

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Dispersion of Gold, Sulfur, Silver iodide in water

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Composed of material that have little attraction for the dispersion medium, due primarily to the absence of a solvent sheath around the particles

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Lyophobic Colloids

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Association Colloids / Amphiphilic Colloids

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Having two distinct regions of opposing solution affinities

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Formed by association of dissolved molecules of a substance to create particles of colloidal dimensions

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Association / Amphiphilic Colloids

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Systems containing colloidal particles that interact to an appreciable extent with the dispersion medium

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Lyophilic Colloids

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The concentration of monomer at which micelles form

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Critical Micelle Concentration

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The number of monomers that aggregate to form a micelle

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Aggregation Number

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Dispersion Medium: Solid

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Solid: Solid Solution
Liquid: Solid Emulsion
Gas: Solid Foam

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Dispersion Medium: Liquid

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Solid: Sol, Gel
Liquid: Emulsion
Gas: Foam

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Dispersion Medium: Gas

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Solid: Solid aerosols
Liquid: Liquid Aerosols

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Colloid Type of Pearls, Opal

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Solid solution

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Colloid Type of Cheese, butter

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Solid emulsion

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Colloid Type of Pumcie, Marshmallow

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Solid Foam

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Colloid Type of Jelly, Paint

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Colloid Type of Milk, Mayo

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Colloid Type of Whipped cream, shaving cream

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Colloid Type of Smoke, Dust

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Solid aerosols

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Colloid Type of Cloud, mist, fog

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Liquid aerosols

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Properties of Colloids

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1. Optical
* Light Scattering

2. Kinetic
* Brownian Motion
* Diffusion
* Sedimentation
* Viscosity

3. Electrical
* Zeta Potential
* Nerns’t Potential
* Electrokinetic Potential

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Optical properties

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Faraday-Tyndall Effect

37
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Random movement of colloidal particles, irregular & zigzag pattern

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Brownian Motion

38
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Factors affecting Brownian Motion

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↑ Particle Size ↓ Velocity
↑ Viscosity ↓ Brownian Movement
Size of particles
MW
Affinity of particle
Spherocolloids - ↓ Viscosity
Linear particles - ↑ Viscosity

39
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Spontaneous movement of particles from a region of higher concentration to one of lower concentration until equilibrium is achieved.

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Diffusion
Ruled by Fick’s law

40
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Resistance to flow a system under applied stress

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Zeta Potential is also known as

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Electrokinetic Potential

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Difference in potential between the surface of the tightly-bound layers & the electroneutral region of the dispersion

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Zeta Potential/Electrokinetic Potential

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Nerns’t Potential

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Electrokinetic Potential

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Difference in potential between the actual surface of the particle & the electroneutral region of the dispersion

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Nerns’t Potential/Electrothermodynamic Potential

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Electrokinetic phenomena

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Electrophoresis
Electro-osmosis
Sedimentation Potential
Streaming Potential

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The presence and magnitude, or absence of this on colloidal particle is an important factor in determining stability of colloids

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Electric Properties

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The movement of a charged particles through a liquid under the influence of an applied potential difference

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Electrophoresis/Cataphoresis

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The movement of the dispersion medium under the influence of applied potential

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Electro-osmosis

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Creation of potential when particles undergo sedimentation

Opposite of electrophoresis

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Sedimentation Potential

50
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Creation of potential by a forcing a liquid to flow through a plug or bed of particles

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Streaming potential

51
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Pharmaceutical use of Colloidal Copper

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Treatment of Cancer

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Pharmaceutical use of Colloidal Mercury

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Treatment of Syphilis

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Pharmaceutical use of Colloidal Gold

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Diagnostic Agent for paresis

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Pharmaceutical use of Colloidal Electrolytes

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Inc. solubility, stability, and taste of compounds in aq and oil pharmaceutical prep

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Pharmaceutical use of Colloidal Sulfur

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Absorbed completely compare to powdered sulfur

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