Colloid Stability Profile (CSP) estimates colloid particle size and flocculation behavior based on colloid conditions.

Program that takes user inputs for the composition, temperature, salt content, planetary body, and solution pH. All user inputs can be integers or floats. Non-integer inputs will display a key for the input variable. User will be prompted to choose a confidence interval for calculation. estimates. An interval of 80 is reccomended.

• Note: All estimates and calculations are strictly emperically based! This is meant to be a simple tool for rough size range estimates of some common collids.

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