Lyophilic or lyophobic?

Confused in how can i actually figure out between them like for exam i was given this as a quiz : identify the lyophilic compounds 1. Blood 2. Fog 3. Milk 4. Gum
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iTeachChem5mo ago
generally lyophobic require a third component to stabilise them lyophilic are chill and stable as is but at the end of the day, what examples you come across are easier to understand than a new thing you may not have heard of
Weirdo
WeirdoOP5mo ago
oh yeahh i can think of using it I orignaly thought about this way (incase their is some wrong with my thought process please let me know!!) : --> Lyohphillic is associated with organic , blood got a lot of inorganic stuff so prob no, fog ehhh, milk got calcium and what not , gum if from tree yeah thats pretty organic looking and i got mixed answers from the internet...
iTeachChem
iTeachChem5mo ago
well this is a bit long winded but yea see the calcium bits solvate well in water but not in fat so for milk, gotta get what the sollute and solvent are water and fat they do NOT mix so you need emulsifying agent fir bhi this is classified as lyophilic xD
Weirdo
WeirdoOP5mo ago
damn- chalo thats interesting so i should consider going across a few examples given in books , instead of going in blind with just the defination yeah i will check it out in a bit more detail , thanks sir! +solved 1035556259417571408
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