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What is Coagulation?

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What is Coagulation?

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Coagulation is the clumping together of finely divided and coloidal impurities in water into masses which will settle rapid-ly and/or can be filtered out of the water. Colloidal particles have large surface areas which keep them in suspension and in addition the particles have negative electrical charges which cause them to repel each other and resist adhering together. Coagulation, therefore, involves neutralizing the negative charg-es and providing a nucleus for the suspended particles to adhere to.