Q. Peptization denotes
A) Digestion of food
B) Hydrolysis of proteins
C) Breaking and dispersion into colloidal state
D) Precipitation of solid from colloidal dispersion
Explanation
(c)
The dispersal of a precipitated material into colloidal solution by the action of an electrolyte in solution is called peptisation and the electrolyte is called a peptising agent.
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