The coagulation of 10cm3 of Gold sol by 1ml10%NaCl solution is completely prevented by addition of 0.25g of starch to it. The gold number of starch is:
A
2.5
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B
0.25
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C
0.025
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D
250
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Solution
The correct option is D250 Gold number is the weight of a protective colloid in milligrams, which prevents the coagulation of 10 mL of gold sol.
Gold number of starch is =0.25×1000=250mg