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Topic: Lyophilic and lyophobic sols· Principles Related to Practical Chemistry

Given below are two statements :Statement I :In the coagulation of a negative sol, the flocculating power of the three given ions is in the order -Al^3+ > Ba^2+ > Na^+Statement II :In the coagulation of a positive sol, the flocculating power of the t…

Given below are two statements :

Statement I :

In the coagulation of a negative sol, the flocculating power of the three given ions is in the order -

\(Al^{3+} > Ba^{2+} > Na^+\)

Statement II :

In the coagulation of a positive sol, the flocculating power of the three given salts is in the order -

\(NaCl > Na_2SO_4 > Na_3PO_4\)

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.

3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.

4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.

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Best answer

Answer: 4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.

Key idea: by the Hardy-Schulze rule, the coagulating ion is the one with charge opposite to the sol, and higher charge means greater flocculating power.

  • Statement I: a negative sol is coagulated by cations, so \(\mathrm{Al^{3+}>Ba^{2+}>Na^+}\). Correct.
  • Statement II: a positive sol is coagulated by anions, so the order is \(\mathrm{PO_4^{3-}>SO_4^{2-}>Cl^-}\), i.e. \(\mathrm{Na_3PO_4>Na_2SO_4>NaCl}\). The given order is reversed, so it is incorrect.

So I is correct and II is incorrect: option 4.

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