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Download Solution PDFWhich of the following will show Tyndall effect?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 2 : Aqueous solution of soap above critical micelle concentration
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Key Points
- The Tyndall effect is the scattering of light as a light beam passes through a colloid.
- The individual suspension particles scatter and reflect light, making the beam visible.
- The Tyndall effect was first described by 19th-century physicist John Tyndall.
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In associated colloids, the formation of micelles takes place only above a particular temperature called Kraft temperature and above a particular concentration called critical micelle concentration (CMC).
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Below CMC, soap doesn't act as a colloid.
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