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Dispersed colloids systems have the same _________________ (on the particles) which keep the particles dispersed.

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The dispersed particles of lyophobic colloidal systems have the same kind of electric charge. Particles with like charge repel each other and their mutual repulsion prevents them from joining together and settling out. The accumulation of similar kind of charges on the suspended particles holds them part and thus stabilizes the system.

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