The protecting power of lyophilic colloidal sol is expressed in terms of
- coagulation value
- gold number
- critical micelle concentration
- oxidation number
Answer
(2) gold number
Solution
Gold number is the minimum mass (in mg) of a lyophilic colloid which, when added to 10 mL of a standard gold sol, just prevents its coagulation on adding 1 mL of 10% NaCl solution.
The smaller the gold number, the greater is the protecting power of the lyophilic colloid.
Answer: (2)