Question:

On addition of the 1ml. solution of \(10\%\) NaCl to 10ml gold sol in the presence of 0.00399gm of starch calculate the gold no.

Updated On: Aug 9, 2023
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Solution and Explanation

 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 

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