Question
Chemistry Question on Colloids
Peptisation denotes
A
digestion of food
B
hydrolysis of proteins
C
breaking and dispersion into colloidal state
D
precipitation of a solid from colloidate state
Answer
breaking and dispersion into colloidal state
Explanation
Solution
The dispersion of a freshly precipitated material into a colloidal solution by the action of an electrolyte in solution is termed peptization which involves breaking a larger particle into colloidal range or dispersion into colloidal range.