Abstract
Results are presented of an optical study on aqueous suspensions of the serpentine asbestos mineral chrysotile. Using a specially designed apparatus, photon correlation light scattering in the presence and absence of applied electric pulses have enabled the size and electrophoretic mobility to be measured. Supplementary electric birefringence measurements on the same system have additionally yielded size distribution data, permanent dipole moments, and electrical polarizabilities. A comparative analysis of these electrical and optical parameters gives information on the nature of the surface electrical characteristics of the particles which is discussed in terms of the properties of chrysotile.
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