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HYDROPHOBIC COLLOID [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
OBS

There are two types of colloids, hydrophilic and hydrophobic. ... A hydrophobic colloid has little attraction for water. A solution of this type of colloid is called sol.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
DEF

Corps dont les micelles en phase dispersée n'ont pas d'affinité pour le milieu aqueux qui les baigne.

OBS

D'après leur affinité pour l'eau, on peut subdiviser les colloïdes [en deux classes] : 1) «Suspensoïdes» ou colloïdes hydrophobes tels les minéraux argileux, dont la molécule est entourée d'une mince couche d'eau. 2) «Émulsoïdes» ou colloïdes hydrophiles [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
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