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KCET · Chemistry · Surface Chemistry

Which one of the following does not involve coagulation?

  1. A Formation of delta regions
  2. B Peptization
  3. C Treatment of drinking water by potash alum
  4. D Clotting of blood by the use of ferric chloride
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(B) Peptization

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Coagulation is the phenomenon of conversion of colloidal sol into precipitate while in peptization, a fresh precipitate is converted into sol by adding electrolyte. Hence, it is clear that peptization does not involve coagulation.