Section 12.5- Colloids

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containing tiny clumps or particles that remain suspended within the mixture is called a

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colloidal dispersion or a colloid

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colloids do not have a solvent or a solute, they have a

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dispersing medium and dispersed substance

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nothing gets __________________- in a colloid

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dissolved

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phenomenon that occurs because the clumps or particles scatter light passing through the mixture

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Tyndall effect

Question 5

the Tyndall effect does not occur in ______________________

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true solutions

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because of their small size, colloidal particles provide visible proof of the

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kinetic theory of matter

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the random movement of colloidal particles that serves to keep the particles suspended

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Brownian motion

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a colloid _________________ light q

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scatters

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the attraction of a substance to the surface of a solid

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aDsorption

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since the particles of a given colloid become like-charge by _________________ ions of only of one charge, they tend to repel each other

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adsorbing

Question 11

one important factor involved in the formation of river deltas is the

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charged nature of colloidal particles

Question 12

an example of colloidal suspension of solid particles in air

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smoke

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smoke may be precipitated from air by a device known as an

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electrostatic precipitator or Cottrell precipitator

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there are _________________ possible colloids

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Question 15

a gas dispersed in a liquid

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foam

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gas dispersed in a solid

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solid foam

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a liquid dispersed in a gas

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liquid aerosol (hair spray)

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liquid dispersed in a liquid

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emuslion

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liquid dispersed in a solid

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solid emulsion

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solid dispersed in a gas

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solid aerosol and aerogel

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solid dispersed in a liquid

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sol or ger

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solid dispersed in a solid

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solid sol

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a substance that stabilizes an emulsion by forming a protective layer on the surface of each particle

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emulsifier

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properties of true solutions

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1. particles do not settle out
2. Particles pass unchanged through ordinary filter paper
3. Particles pass unchanged through a semipermeable membrane
4. particles do NOT scatter light

Question 25

properties of colloids

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1. Particles do NOT settle out
2. Particles pass unchanged though ordinary filter paper
3. Particles are separated by a semipermeable membrane
4. particle scatter light (Tyndall effect)

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properties of suspensions

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1. Particles settle out on standing
2. Particles are separated by ordinary filter paper
3. Particles are separated by a semipermeable membrane
4. Particles scatter light

Question 27

sols that set to a jellylike form by the linking together of suspended particles are known as

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gels

Question 28

a sodium or potassium salt of a fatty acid

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soap

Question 29

a common soap

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sodium stearate

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the nonpolar end of a soap

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dissolves in the grease or oil

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the polar ends of soap stick out after the nonpolar side dissolves and act to

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emulsify the grease or oil

Question 32

soap _________________ dissolve oil or grease

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does NOT

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tiny, spherically shaped emulsified droplets of grease or oil suspended in the water are

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micelles

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do not form insoluble compounds in hard water and are usually used as substitutes for soap

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detergents

Question 35

digestion of fats (insoluble in water) in our bodies is hastened by the action of soaplike molecules known as

substances composed of molecules having a nonpolar end and a polar end

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bile and bile salts