Colloidal solutions of gold, prepared by different methods are of different colours because of:

variable valency of gold

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different concentration of gold particles

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impurities produced by different methods

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different diameters of colloidal gold particles

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Solution

The correct option is C different diameters of colloidal gold particles
Colour of the colloidal sol depends upon the particle size of dispersed phase.

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