JEE Main Chemistry question

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Some types of gels like gelatin liquefy on shaking, thereby changing into sols. The sols on standing changes back into gel. The process is known as:

(A)Synerisis
(B)ThixotropyCorrect
(C)Peptisation
(D)Imbibition

Answer: (B)

Solution

The reversible sol-gel transformation in which a gel liquefies to a sol on mechanical agitation (shaking) and reverts to a gel on standing undisturbed is called thixotropy.

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Question ID VK-145053