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Electrophoresis & Sedimentation:

Explain why a teardrop shaped particle would not have a smallerfrictional coefficient than a sphere. Why would a teardrop orelipsoid particle not possess superior streamlining compared to asphere?

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In both sedimentation and electrophoresis charged particles dispersed in a fluid are separated from itHowever in electrophoresis an external electric potential is applied to separate the charged species but in sedimentation an electric potential is induced In both the methods an electric double layer is created around the particle According to this double layer theory all surface charges in    See Answer
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