What Does the Term Zeta Potential Mean

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Multiple Choice

What does the term zeta potential mean?

• A) The ability of antigen to react with antibody
• B) The attraction of positive charges on the red blood cell surface to negative charges in an ionic cloud
• C) The attraction of negative charges on the surface of red blood cells to positive charges in an ionic cloud
• D) The repulsion between red blood cells caused by noncovalent forces

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