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How do surfactants stabilize emulsion?

Option: 1

By increasing the viscosity of the liquids.


Option: 2

By increasing the surface area between the liquids.


Option: 3

By increasing the miscibility of the liquids.


Option: 4

By forming a stable, monomolecular layer at the interface.


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When added to an emulsion, surfactants accumulate at the interface between the two immiscible liquids, with their hydrophilic heads in the aqueous phase and their hydrophobic tails in the oil phase. This arrangement forms a stable, monomolecular layer at the interface, preventing the coalescence of dispersed droplets and stabilizing the emulsion.

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