Bredigs arc method

In dispersion methods, the bigger particles of

the substance are broken in the presence of
dispersion medium. They are stabilized by
addition of suitable stabilizers.
Bredigs arc method is a type of dispersion
method that involves both dispersion and
condensation, used in the preparation of
colloidal sols of gold.
Mechanism Of Bredigs arc method
In this method, two gold electrodes are
immersed into the dispersion medium.
An electric arc is produced by passing high
voltage current across the two electrodes.
Electric arc -- a visible plasma discharge
between two electrodes that is caused by
electrical current ionizing gasses in the air.
The dispersion medium is then cooled by
surrounding it with an ice bath.
 Due to very high temperature from the
tremendous heat produced from electric arc ,
the gold metal starts to vaporise.
The vapour condense into the cold dispersion
medium to form to the particles of colloidal
size of gold upon cooling.
The colloidal solution prepared is stabilised by
adding a small amount of potassium
hydroxide to it.