5.3.6 - Properties of Colloids
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What is the Tyndall effect?
💡 Hint: Think about why light is visible in foggy conditions.
Name one application of Brownian motion.
💡 Hint: Consider why it's important for particles to stay suspended.
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What is the main characteristic of the Tyndall effect?
💡 Hint: Remember how foggy conditions make headlights visible.
True or False: Brownian motion is a sign of a colloidal system's instability.
💡 Hint: Consider what you learned about stability in colloids.
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Discuss how the properties of colloids could impact drug delivery systems in pharmaceuticals.
💡 Hint: Think about how what we've learned about dispersions relates to how medicine works in the body.
Design an experiment to demonstrate the Tyndall effect and analyze its results.
💡 Hint: Consider what materials you need to showcase the effect effectively.
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