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A freshly precipitated is converted into a stable sol by shaking it with a small amount of solution. This process and the origin of charge are best described as:

  1. Adialysis; the particles adsorb ions and become negatively charged
  2. Bpeptization; the particles adsorb ions and become positively charged
  3. Ccoagulation; the particles adsorb ions and become positively charged
  4. Dpeptization; the particles adsorb ions and become negatively charged

Answer: B

Conversion of a fresh precipitate into a colloidal sol by a small amount of electrolyte is peptization. The particles preferentially adsorb the common ion and so become positively charged.
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