Which property of colloids is not dependent on the charge on colloidal particles?
- Coagulation
- Electrophoresis
- Electro-osmosis
- Tyndall effect
Answer
(4) Tyndall effect
Solution
⇒ Coagulation: the charge on colloidal particles is neutralised by oppositely charged ions — depends on charge.
⇒ Electrophoresis: movement of charged colloidal particles towards an electrode under an electric field — depends on charge.
⇒ Electro-osmosis: movement of the dispersion medium when the movement of charged particles is prevented — depends on charge.
⇒ As per NCERT, the Tyndall effect is due to the fact that colloidal particles scatter light in all directions — an optical property that depends only on the size of the particles.
∴ The Tyndall effect does not depend on the charge on colloidal particles.
Answer: (4)