MolSynapsequestion bank
MolSynapse / Question bank / Surface Chemistry / Purification and properties of colloids
JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3sc150

Which of the following pairs of application and principle is INCORRECT?

  1. ACottrell precipitator removes smoke because charged smoke particles are discharged at oppositely charged electrodes
  2. BStyptic pencil () stops bleeding because peptizes the blood sol
  3. CDelta formation occurs because electrolytes of sea water coagulate the negatively charged clay sol
  4. DAlum purifies turbid water because coagulates negatively charged suspended impurities

Answer: B

Blood is a negatively charged sol, and coagulates it (Hardy-Schulze effect), which seals the wound; it does not peptize it. The Cottrell precipitator, delta formation and alum purification each rest on charge neutralisation or coagulation as stated, so these pairs are correct.
Practice Surface Chemistry More on Purification and properties of colloids

More questions on Purification and properties of colloids