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Colloid

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Summary

A dispersed system whose particles or domains are large compared with molecules yet sufficiently small for interfacial and Brownian effects to dominate settling and bulk separation.

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Chemical interfaceColloid

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This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.

Authored explanation

Colloids contain extensive interfaces whose charge, solvation, adsorption, and curvature help determine stability and aggregation.

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The source is a material constituent, structural component, or underlying quantum field whose excitation realizes the target physical system or particle. The edge label and detail must distinguish composition from field excitation; neither implies a simple classical sum of parts.

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ColloidMicelle

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This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.

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Micelles are dynamic association colloids, distinct from irreversible particles and from molecularly dispersed surfactant.

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The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.

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