JEE Main202228 Jun 2022Morning ShiftChemistrySurface ChemistryActual
The Zeta potential is related to which property of colloids?
Options
- AColour
- BBrownian movement
- CCharge on surface of colloidal particle
- DTyndall effect
Correct answer
C. Charge on surface of colloidal particle
Step-by-step solution
The combination of the two layers of opposite charges around the colloidal particle is called Helmholtz electrical double layer. According to modern views, the first layer of ions is firmly held and is termed fixed layer while the second layer is mobile which is termed diffused layer. Since separation of charge is a seat of potential, the charges of opposite signs on the fixed and diffused parts of the double layer results in a difference in potential between these layers in the same manner as potential difference