DLVO theory (extended)

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the colloid-and-interface-chemistry subtree

Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek 1941-48: total interaction = double-layer-repulsion + van-der-Waals-attraction; secondary minimum at ~10 nm; predicts colloidal stability vs flocculation.

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