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Agriculture · Q1017

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 1017

Q1017

Dispersing agents reduce . . . . . . . . between similar particles

A.
Adhesion
B.
Cohesion
Answer
C.
Tension
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
A dispersant or dispersing Agent is a substance, typically a surfactant, that is added to a suspension of solid or liquid particles in a liquid to improve the separation of the particles and to prevent their settling or clumping.
Cohesion is the force or action or fact of forming a united whole.
Dispersing agents reduce cohesion between similar particles.