Tyndall effect is more effectively shown by:
- (A)suspension
- (B)lyophobic colloid✓ Correct
- (C)true solution
- (D)lyophilic colloid
Answer: (B)
Solution
The Tyndall effect needs particles large enough to scatter light yet small enough to stay dispersed. A true solution has particles too small to scatter, and a suspension has particles so large they settle rather than scatter steadily. Among colloids, lyophobic particles are not solvated and keep a sharp difference in refractive index from the medium, so they scatter light more strongly than the heavily solvated lyophilic particles. The Tyndall effect is shown most effectively by a lyophobic colloid.
JEE Main · 2021 · 27 Aug 2021 · Shift 1 · Single correct option