Date of Award
6-1943
Document Type
Open Access
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Chemistry
Language
English
Abstract
Much work has been done on the factors affecting the time of setting of silicic acid gels. The effects of hydrogen ion concentration, heat, and the presence of ammonium chloride and other soluble impurities are quite well known. Work has also been done on the gels, during and after setting, on such properties as electrolytic conductivity, surface tension, syneresis elasticity, viscosity and the ability to scatter light. It is with this last property that this research is chiefly concerned. The oldest known law concerning optical properties of a collodial solution is Lamberts' law of absorption.
Recommended Citation
Male, Donald, "Scattering and Polarization of Light by Silicic Acid Gel-Forming Mixtures" (1943). Honors Theses. 1979.
https://digitalworks.union.edu/theses/1979
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