What happens when a lyophilic sol is added to a lyophobic sol?

Lyophilic sol is protected.

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Lyophobic sol is protected.

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Both the sols are coagulated.

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Electrophoresis takes place.

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The correct option is B Lyophobic sol is protected.
Lyophilic sols are more stable than lyophobic sols. This is due to the fact that lyophilic colloids are extensively solvated, i.e., colloidal particles are covered by a sheath of the liquid in which they are dispersed.
Lyophilic colloids have a unique property of protecting lyophobic colloids.
When a lyophilic sol is added to the lyophobic sol, the lyophilic particles form a layer around lyophobic particles and thus protect the latter from electrolytes.
Lyophilic colloids used for this purpose are called protective colloids.

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i) lyophobic sols are less stable
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Gelatin (lyophilic) protects gold sol (lyophobic) from coagulation on the addition of a solution of sodium chloride. The protective powers of different colloidal sols are measured in terms of gold number.
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10 %

solution of sodium chloride. Thus, the smaller the gold number of a lyophilic sol, the greater is the protective power.

[A g I] I^{-}

colloidal sol can be coagulated by the addition of a suitable cation. 1 mol

[A g I] I^{-}

requires

A g N O_{3}, P b (N O_{3})_{2}

F e (N O_{3})_{3}

as (in moles):

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