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Question
What happens when an emulsion is centrifuged?
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Solution
An emulsion is centrifuged because it is a colloidal dispersion. Also, it exhibits all the properties shown by colloidal sols, that is, Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, etc.
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