protective action

in colloid chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04896
Addition of small amounts of @H02906@ @C01171@ to a hydrophobic @S05727@ may make the latter more sensitive to @A00182@ by electrolyte. Higher concentrations of the same @H02906@ @C01171@ usually protect the hydrophobic @S05727@ from @A00182@. This phenomenon is called protective action.
Source:
PAC, 1972, 31, 577. (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry) on page 610 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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