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Why does bleeding stop by rubbing moist alum?

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Blood is a colloidal sol. When we rub the injured part with moist alum then coagulation of blood takes place. Hence, main reason is coagulation, which stops the bleeding.
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NCERT EXEMPLAR ENGLISH-SURFACE CHEMISTRY-Short Answer Type Qrestions
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  4. Why are some medicines more effective in the colloidal form?

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  8. On the basis of Hardy-schulze rule explain why the coagulating power o...

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  9. Why does bleeding stop by rubbing moist alum?

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  17. Why is desorption important for a substance to act as good catalyst?

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  18. What is the role of diffusion in heterogeneous catalyst?

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