Question

Statement 1: Gold number is the measure of protective powers of different colloids.
Statement 2: The smaller the gold number of lyophilic colloid, the smaller is its protective power.

• A. If both Statement $1$ and Statement $2$ are true and the statement $2$ is the correct explanation of the statement $1$
• B. If both Statement $1$ and Statement $2$ are true but statement $2$ is not the correct explanation of the statement $1$
• C. If Statement $1$ is true but Statement $2$ is false
• D. If Statement $1$ is false but Statement $2$ is true

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Gold number $\propto \frac{1}{\text{Protective power of lyophilic colloid}}$