Gold number is the protective power of a colloidal solution against coagulation.
Gold number = \(\frac{\text{volume of gold sol coagulated}}{\text{weight of protective colloidal used}}\)
In the question, 1 ml of \(10\%\) NaCl.
Gold number = 1000 x 0.00399 = 4
The gold number range of some of the lyophilic colloids is given below:
A: 0.005 - 0.01, B: 0.15 - 0.25, C: 0.04 - 1.0, D: 15 - 25.