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  2. Dispersion (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Dispersion is a process by which (in the case of solid dispersing in a liquid) agglomerated particles are separated from each other, and a new interface between the inner surface of the liquid dispersion medium and the surface of the dispersed particles is generated. This process is facilitated by molecular diffusion and convection. [4]

  3. Dispersion polymerization - Wikipedia

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    In polymer science, dispersion polymerization is a heterogeneous polymerization process carried out in the presence of a polymeric stabilizer in the reaction medium. . Dispersion polymerization is a type of precipitation polymerization, meaning the solvent selected as the reaction medium is a good solvent for the monomer and the initiator, but is a non-solvent for the po

  4. Colloid - Wikipedia

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    A colloid is a mixture in which one substance consisting of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance. Some definitions specify that the particles must be dispersed in a liquid, [1] while others extend the definition to include substances like aerosols and gels.

  5. Dispersity - Wikipedia

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    A uniform polymer (often referred to as a monodisperse polymer) is composed of molecules of the same mass. [5] Nearly all natural polymers are uniform. [6] Synthetic near-uniform polymer chains can be made by processes such as anionic polymerization, a method using an anionic catalyst to produce chains that are similar in length.

  6. Dispersion relation - Wikipedia

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    A dispersion relation relates the wavelength or wavenumber of a wave to its frequency. Given the dispersion relation, one can calculate the frequency-dependent phase velocity and group velocity of each sinusoidal component of a wave in the medium, as a function of frequency

  7. Zeta potential - Wikipedia

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    In other words, zeta potential is the potential difference between the dispersion medium and the stationary layer of fluid attached to the dispersed particle. The zeta potential is caused by the net electrical charge contained within the region bounded by the slipping plane, and also depends on the location of that plane .

  8. Particle-size distribution - Wikipedia

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    Advantages: this technique determines particle size as a function of settling velocity. Disadvantages: Sample must be dispersed in a liquid medium... some particles may (partially or fully) dissolve in the medium altering the size distribution, requiring careful selection of the dispersion media. Density is highly dependent upon fluid ...

  9. Dispersion (materials science) - Wikipedia

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    In materials science, dispersion is the fraction of atoms of a material exposed to the surface. In general, D = N S / N , where D is the dispersion, N S is the number of surface atoms and N T is the total number of atoms of the material. [ 1 ]