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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

What is ZETA potential? plz explain in detail..........rply sooooooon

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14 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer14 Years ago

Dear Vishal,

Zeta potential is a scientific term for electrokinetic potential in colloidal systems. In the colloidal chemistry literature, it is usually denoted using the Greek letter zeta, hence ζ-potential. From a theoretical viewpoint, zeta potential is electric potential in the interfacial double layer (DL) at the location of the slipping plane versus a point in the bulk fluid away from the interface. In other words, zeta potential is the potential difference between the dispersion medium and the stationary layer of fluid attached to the dispersed particle.

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