emulsion

(noun)

A mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible (nonmixable or unblendable).

Related Terms

  • pomace
  • emulsions
  • silver
  • hydrophobic
  • hydrophilic
  • colloid

(noun)

A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.

Related Terms

  • pomace
  • emulsions
  • silver
  • hydrophobic
  • hydrophilic
  • colloid

Examples of emulsion in the following topics:

  • Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Colloids

    • Energy input, through shaking, stirring, or homogenizing, is needed to form the emulsion.
    • Over time, an emulsion tends to separate, because separation puts it in a more stable state.
    • There are three types of instability in emulsions: flocculation, creaming, and coalescence.
    • In B, an emulsion of Phase II dispersed in Phase I has been formed.
    • In C, the unstable emulsion progressively separates.
  • Silver

    • The other silver halides used in the manufacture of photographic emulsions are made in the same way, using bromide or iodide salts.
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