TUTORIAL 7 CHM271 PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

COLLOID & SURFACE CHEMISTRY

1. Define:
a) Colloid

b) Sol

c) Dialysis

d) Tyndall effect

e) Coagulation

d) Adsorption

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2. State the differences of colloidal solution, true solution and suspension.

3. Describe the differences in properties between lyophilic and lyophobic sols.

4. Complete the table with suitable details.

Substance Type of Colloidal Dispersed Phase Dispersion

System Medium
Pearl
Mist
Auto exhaust
Marshmallow
Paint
Glass
Mayonnaise
Insecticide spray
Fire extinguisher
foam
Cloud
Jellies

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5. Preparation of Lyophobic sols by Dispersion methods

No. Method Description Sols product

1 Mechanical
dispersion

2 Bredig’s Arc

3 Peptization

6. Preparation of Lyophobic sols by Condensation methods

No. Method Description Sols product

1 Exchange of
solvent

2 Double
decomposition

3 Hydrolysis

4 Oxidation

5 Reduction

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7. Indicate the four (4) assumptions which Langmuir isotherm based on.

Colloid Puzzle

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a. _________ has little/no affinity for water molecules in solution

b. Dispersion medium – liquid, dispersed phase – gas : _________
c. Colloidal size particles are formed when a substance reacts with water or known as __________ process
d. __________ is the irreversible collapse of the colloidal particles into bulk phase and settles as precipitate
e. _______ refers to any colloidal system in which the dispersion medium is a liquid
f. Brunauer, Emmett and _______ (B.E.T)
g. Any substance that has at least one dimension within the range of about 1 nm to 1 μm is called __________
h. _________ is colloidal dispersion in which a liquid is dispersed in a continuous liquid phase
i. _________ effect is used to differentiate between a true solution and a suspension/ colloid
j. ___________ involves a very specific interaction between the solid surface and the adsorbing molecules with
much higher heat of adsorption