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How do lyophilic colloids reduce surface tension?
It's given in my textbook that the surface tension of lyophilic/hydrophilic solutions is lower than water.
But my intuition says, since in lyophilic solutions the interaction between a lyophilic ...
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What is the logic behind the terminology lyophilic and lyophobic colloids?
Its given in my text book that-
Colloidal dispersions of starch,rubber,proteins etc are lyophilic colloids whereas colloidal dispersions of metals,sulphides etc are lyophobic in nature.
But even ...
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The entropy change during micellization
I was reviewing the thermodynamics of micelle formation from the Wikipedia page and this book. I understood most of the arguments but micellization is supposed to be an entropy driven process with a ...