JEE Advanced levelNumerical answerDifficulty 3 of 3sc159
The gold number of a protective colloid is the mass in mg that just protects 10mL of a standard gold sol from coagulation by electrolyte. Protective colloid P has a gold number of 0.025 and colloid Q has 0.40. A mixture containing 3.5mg of P and 5.0mg of Q is used; assume their protective effects are additive. What volume of the standard sol, in mL, can be protected? Give the nearest integer.
Numerical answer type, answer in mL, tolerance 1.
Answer: 1525 mL
P protects (3.5/0.025)×10=1400 mL. Q protects (5.0/0.40)×10=125 mL. Effects add, so the total is 1400+125=1525 mL.