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Agriculture · Q944

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 944

Q944

Flour is a

A.
Wetting agent
Answer
B.
Spreader
C.
Defloculating agent
D.
Sticker

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Flour is a Wetting agent.
Wetting agents are commonly used to reduce the surface tension of water and thus help the water-based solutions to spread.
Wetting agents are utilized in many different products. In the coating industry, wetting agents help the fluid phase to wet pigment particles during the pigment dispersion process.