What is produced after colloids have just become charge neutralized?

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What is produced after colloids have just become charge neutralized?

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When colloids lose their surface charge, electrostatic repulsion drops and the particles can come together under attractive forces. They start to collide and stick, forming small clusters called microflocs. Since these clusters are just beginning to clump, they are best described as agglomerated microfloc. They aren’t stabilized because there’s less repulsion to keep them apart, and they aren’t macrofloc yet, which would require larger, more developed aggregates formed later in the process.

When colloids lose their surface charge, electrostatic repulsion drops and the particles can come together under attractive forces. They start to collide and stick, forming small clusters called microflocs. Since these clusters are just beginning to clump, they are best described as agglomerated microfloc. They aren’t stabilized because there’s less repulsion to keep them apart, and they aren’t macrofloc yet, which would require larger, more developed aggregates formed later in the process.

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