Abstract
IF a sol is centrifuged, an electrostatic potential difference is set up between two points in the sol at different distances from the axis of rotation (centrifugation potential)1. These potentials are connected with the ζ-potential of the colloidal particles by the formula: 
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RUTGERS, A., NAGELS, P. Centrifugation Potentials in Sols of Silver Iodide. Nature 171, 568 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171568a0
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