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Peptization denotes
ChemistryBiomoleculesMHT CETMHT CET 2007
Options:
  • A digestion of food
  • B hydrolysis of proteins
  • C breaking and dispersion into colloidal state
  • D precipitation of solid from colloidal dispersion
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The correct answer is: breaking and dispersion into colloidal state
The dispersal of a precipitated material into colloidal solution by the action of an electrolyte in solution is called peptisation and the electrolyte is called a peptising agent.

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