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The correct statement(s) pertaining to the adsorption of a gas on a solid surface is (are)

Updated On: Jun 14, 2022
  • Adsorption is always exothermic
  • Physisorption may transform into chemisorption at high temperature
  • Physisorption increases with increasing temperature but chemisorption decreases with increasing temperature
  • Chemisorption is more exothermic than physisorption. however it is very slow due to higher energy of activation
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The Correct Option is D

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(a) In the process of adsoiption, a bond is formed between adsorbate and adsorbent, hence always exothermic.
(b) Physisorption require very low activation energy while chemisorption require high activation energy. Therefore a physisorption may transform into chemisorption but only at high temperature.
(c) It is wrong statement as at higher temperature, physically adsorbed substance starts desorbing. electrostatic attraction. In chemisorption, strong chemical bond binds the adsorbate to the adsorbent. Therefore, chemisorption is more exothermic than physical adsorption.
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Surface Chemistry

The study of the chemical phenomena that occur at the interface of two surfaces which can be solid-liquid, solid-gas, solid-vacuum, liquid-gas, etc. 

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Adsorption:

The process of attraction and aggregation of the molecules of a substance on the surface of a solid is known as adsorption. For Example, N2 adsorbs on the surface of activated charcoal

Two types of adsorption are:-

  • Chemisorption: It is also known as Chemical Adsorption.
  • Physisorption: It is also known as Physical Adsorption.

Corrosion:

The process through which the refined metals convert themselves into more stable compounds is known as corrosion.

Crystallisation:

The type of technique used in order to purify the substances to separate Solids from liquids is known as crystallisation.

Heterogeneous Catalysis:

The process wherein a catalyst is used in order to increase the rate of a chemical reaction is known as catalysis. The catalyst does not undergo any transformation and can be recovered in a chemically unchanged state. 

There are two types of catalysis:-

  • When the catalyst involved and the reacting substances are same states of matter or in the same phase, it is known as Homogeneous Catalysis.
  • When the catalyst involved and the reacting substances are in different states of matter or different phases, it is known as Heterogeneous Catalysis.