Emulsion vs Surfactant - What's the difference?
emulsion | surfactant |
a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible
(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquid
the coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film
(chemistry) A surface active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic "head" and a hydrophobic "tail".
(biochemistry) A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more efficient gas transport.
In chemistry terms the difference between emulsion and surfactant
is that emulsion is a colloid in which both phases are liquid while surfactant is a surface active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic "head" and a hydrophobic "tail".As nouns the difference between emulsion and surfactant
is that emulsion is a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible while surfactant is a surface active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic "head" and a hydrophobic "tail".emulsion
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(wikipedia emulsion) (en noun)- Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.
