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JEE Main 2023Surface Chemistry Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Evening Shift

Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : The diameter of colloidal particles in solution should not be much smaller than wavelength of light to show Tyndall effect.

Reason R : The light scatters in all directions when the size of particles is large enough.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose an option

Show full solutionCorrect option: A
Correct answer
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

Step-by-step explanation

Tyndall effect is observed only when the following two conditions are satisfied

(a) The diameter of the dispersed particle is not much smaller than the wave length of light used.

(b) Refractive indices of dispersed phase and dispersion medium differ greatly in magnitude.

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