Zeta potential (electrokinetic)

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

Helmholtz-Smoluchowski 1879/1903: electrophoretic mobility u = epsilon zeta / eta; zeta-potential at slip-plane characterizes colloidal stability; |zeta| > 30 mV typically stable.

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