S.no	Sol	Gel
(a)	The liquid state of collidal solution	The solid (or) semi solid stage of a colloidal solution.
(b)	Very low viscosity	Very high viscosity
(c)	It does not have definite structure.	It possesses definite structure.

(i) Neutralisation of chargers of ion will taken place and hence precipitation will take place (ie) Fe³⁺ and S^2- ion changes are neutralized. No new compounds are formed.
(ii) Fe(OH)₃ is a positive Sol
(iii) As₂S₃ is a negative Sol

By addition of suitable electrolytes precipitated particles can be brought into colloidal state. The process is termed as peptisation and the electrolyte added is called peptising or dispersing agent.
\(\underset { Precipitate }{ AgCl } \overset { HCl }{ \longrightarrow } \underset { Colloid }{ AgCl } \)

(i) Purification of drinking water is activated by coagulation of suspended impurities in water by using alums containing \(\mathrm{Al}^{3+}\left(\mathrm{K}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4} \mathrm{Al}_{2}\left(\mathrm{SO}_{4}\right)_{3} \cdot 24 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\right)\) Alum has a negative charge and tends to disperse in water very fast.
(ii) The increased size as well as the lack of repelling charges cause the alum particles to settle down at the bottom or rise up and float in water. After the particles are neutralized, they clump together because of the London dispersive force which are part of vander Waal's forces. The weak inter molecular force arising from quantum induced instantaneous polarisation multi poles in molecules causes even non polar particles to attract each other due to the corelated movements of the electrons in interacting molecules. Then they settle down.

(i) In lyophillic colloids or sols definite attractive force or affinity exists between dispersion medium and dispersed phase. Examples: sols of protein and starch. They are more stable and will not get precipitated easily. 
(ii) In a lyophobic colloids, no attractive force exists between the dispersed phase and dispersion medium. They are less stable and precipitated readily, but cannot be produced again by just adding the dispersion medium. 
Examples: sols of gold, silver, platinum and copper.

(i) Zeolites are microporous, crystalline, hydrated, alumino silicates, made of silicon and aluminium tetrahedra.
(ii) There are about 50 natural zeolites and 150 synthetic zeolites.
(iii) As silicon is tetravalent and aluminium is trivalent, the zeolite matrix carries extra negative charge.
(iv) To balance the negative charge, there are extra framework cations for example H⁺or Na⁺ons. Zeolites carrying protons are used as solid acids, catalysis and they are extensively used in the petrochemical industry for cracking heavy hydrocarbon fractions into gasoline, diesel, etc.,
(v) Zeolites carrying Na⁺ ions are used as basic catalysis.
(vi) One of the most important applications of zeolites is their shape selectivity.
(vii) In zeolites, the active sites namely protons are lying inside their pores. So, reactions occur only inside the pores of zeolites.
Reactant selectivity:
When bulkier molecules in a reactant mixture are prevented from reaching the active sites within the zeolite crystal, this selectivity is called reactant shape selectivity.
Transition state selectivity:
If the transition state of a reaction is large compared to the pore size of the zeolite, then no product will be formed.
Product selectivity:
It is encountered when certain product molecules one too big to diffuse out of the zeolite pores.

Active centres:
The surface of a catalyst is not smooth. It bears steps, cracks and corners. Hence the atoms on such locations of the surface are co-ordinatively unsaturated. So, they have much residual force of attraction. Such sites are called active centres. So, the surface carries high surface free energy. The presence of such active centres increases the rate of reaction (activity) by adsorbing and activating the reactants.
The adsorption theory explains the following:
(i) Increase in the activity of a catalyst by increasing the surface area. Increase in the surface area of metals and metal oxides by reducing the particle size increases the rate of the reaction.
(ii) The action of catalytic poison occurs when the poison blocks the active centres of the catalyst.
(iii) A promoter or activator increases the number of active centres on the surfaces
Selectivity:
A Catalyst can catalyse a particular type of reaction. Hence they are said to the specific (selectivity) in nature. Enzyme catalysis is highly specific in nature.
\(\mathrm{NH}_{2} \mathrm{CONH}_{2}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \stackrel{\text { Unease }}{\longrightarrow} 2 \mathrm{NH}_{3}+\mathrm{CO}_{2}\)
The enzyme urease which catalyses their reaction of Urea does not catalyse the reaction of methyl Urea.
\(\mathrm{NH}_{2} \mathrm{CONH} \mathrm{CH_3}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \stackrel{\text { Urease }}{\longrightarrow} \text { No reaction }\)
Intermediate compound formation theory explains the specificity of a catalyst.

(i) Enzymes are complex protein molecules with three dimensional structures. They catalyse the chemical reaction in living organism. They are often present in colloidal state and extremely specific in catalytic action. Each enzyme produced in a particular living cell can catalyse a particular reaction in the cell.
Some common examples for enzyme catalysis:
(ii) The peptide glycyl L-glutamyl L-tyrosin is hydrolysed by an enzyme called pepsin.
(iii) The enzyme diastase hydrolyses starch into maltose
\(2\left(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{10} \mathrm{O}_{5}\right)_{\mathrm{n}}+\mathrm{nH}_{2} \mathrm{O} \rightarrow \mathrm{nC}_{12} \mathrm{H}_{22} \mathrm{O}_{11}\)
(iv) The yeast contains the enzyme zymase which converts glucose into ethanol.
\(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{12} \mathrm{O}_{6} \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{OH}+2 \mathrm{CO}_{2}\)
(v) The enzyme micoderma aceti oxidises alcohol into acetic acid.
\(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{OH}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \rightarrow \mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\)
(vi) The enzyme urease present in soya beens hydrolyses the urea.
\(\mathrm{NH}_{2}-\mathrm{CO}-\mathrm{NH}_{2}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{NH}_{3}+\mathrm{CO}_{2}\)
Mechanism of enzyme catalysed reaction
(vii) The following mechanism is proposed for the enzyme catalysis
\(​​​​​​​\mathrm{E}+\mathrm{S} \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{ES} \rightarrow \mathrm{P}+\mathrm{E}\).
(viii) Where E is the enzyme, S the substrate (reactant), ES represents activated complex and P the products.

 

Factors affecting adsorption
Qualitatively, the extent of surface adsorption depends on
(i) Nature of adsorbent
(ii) Nature of adsorbate
(iii) Pressure
(iv) Concentration at a given temperature.
1. Surface area of adsorbent:
As the adsorption is a surface phenomenon it depends on the surface area of adsorbent. i.e., higher the surface area, higher is the amount adsorbed.
2. Nature of adsorbate:
The nature of adsorbate can influence the adsorption. Gases like SO₂, NH₃, HCl and CO₂ are easily liquefiable as have greater vander waal's force of attraction. On the other hand, permanent gases like H₂, N₂ and O₂ cannot be liquefied easily. These permanent gases are having low critical temperature and adsorbed slowly, while gases with high critical temperature are adsorbed readily.
3. Effect of temperature:
When temperature is raised chemisorption first increases and then decreases. whereas physisorption decreases with increases in temperature.
4. Effect of Pressure:
Chemical adsorption is fast with increase in pressure, it cannot alter the amount of adsorption. In physisorption, the extend of adsorption increases with increase in pressure.