Page 6 - Introduction to Colloid and Surface Chemistry
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Contents
Preface vii
1. The colloidal state 1
Introduction 1
Classification of colloidal systems 3
Structural characteristics 6
Preparation and purification of colloidal systems 10
2. Kinetic properties 21
The motion of particles in liquid media 21
Brownian motion and translational diffusion 23
The ultracentrifuge 31
Osmotic pressure 37
Rotary Brownian motion 44
3. Optical properties 46
Optical and electron microscopy 46
Light scattering 53
4. Liquid-gas and liquid-liquid interfaces 64
Surface and interfacial tensions 64
Adsorption and orientation at interfaces 76
Association colloids-micelle formation 84
Spreading 93
Monomolecular films 96
5. The solid-gas interface 115
Adsorption of gases and vapours on solids 115
Composition and structure of solid surfaces 136
