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The flocculation values (in mmol per litre) of , and for a certain sol are 100, 0.65 and 0.09 respectively. The sol is:

  1. Anegatively charged, because the coagulating power rises with the charge of the anion
  2. Bpositively charged, because the coagulating power rises with the charge of the anion
  3. Celectrically neutral, because the flocculation values differ widely
  4. Dnegatively charged, because is common to all three salts

Answer: B

The flocculation value falls sharply as the anion charge rises (1, 2, 3), so the anion is the coagulating ion. Coagulation by anions means the sol particles carry positive charge. The common cannot explain the large differences.
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