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Stability of Lyophobic Sols

Nature volume 170, page 762 (1952)Cite this article

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ACCORDING to Verwey and Overbeek1, the coagulation value of various electrolytes for aqueous sols is given by: where γ = (ez − 1)/(ez + 1), and z = ɛ.v.ψ0/k.T, A= π2.q2.λ.

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  1. Verwey, E. J. W., and Overbeek, J. Th. G., “Theory of the Stability of Lyophobic Colloids” (New York, Amsterdam, London, Brussels, 1948).

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  1. Institute of Industrial Hygiene, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb

    V. B. VOUK

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VOUK, V. Stability of Lyophobic Sols. Nature 170, 762 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170762a0

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