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Agriculture · Q503

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 503

Q503

Protein along with some mineral matter is present in

A.
Colloidal state
Answer
B.
Emulsion state
C.
True solution
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Protein along with some mineral matter is present in Colloidal state.
The colloidal state is a particulate phase, in which the particles range in. size from 1.0 nm to 10 nm, dispersed in a continuous phase, the dispersion medium.
Proteins are complex macromolecules with dynamic conformations. They are charged like colloids, but unlike colloids, charge is heterogeneously distributed on their surfaces.