On adding 1ml solution of 10% NaCl to 10ml gold sol in the presence of 0.25g of starch, the coagulation is just prevented. Starch has the following gold number:

Correct answer: C. 2.5

  • A. 0.025
  • B. 0.25
  • C. 2.5
  • D. 250

Explanation

Gold number is 'least quantity of protective colloid in milligrams, which is just sufficient to prevent the coagulation of 10 ml of standard gold sol (containing 0.0053% gold) by the rapid adidition of 1 ml of 10% NaCl solution.

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