Why bleeding from a fresh cut stops on applying alum?
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Bleeding can be stopped by coagulation of the blood (formation of a clot). Potash alum has highly charged Al3+ and (SO4)2- ions which act as neutralizing ions for the protein colloid in blood. This causes aggregation or clotting and this in turn stops the bleeding.
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