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← ScienceWhich mechanism causes increased settling sedimentation rate clarification?
A)Charge neutralization destabilizes colloidal suspensions✓
B)Van der Waals forces dominate solvation
C)Increased Brownian motion induces aggregation
D)Decreased zeta potential reverses charge
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Increased sedimentation involves charge neutralization; bridging reduces electrostatic interparticle repulsion and promotes **flocculation**, rather than solvation. Because the particle network increases the effective radius enhancing settling, rather than dispersing due to thermal kinetic energy impacts.
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