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What is the definition of adsorption in surface chemistry?
What is the definition of adsorption in surface chemistry?
Accumulation of species on higher concentration on the surface of a substance due to intermolecular force is known as adsorption.
What is the enthalpy of adsorption?
What is the enthalpy of adsorption?
The amount of heat energy liberated when one mole of gas is adsorbed on the unit surface area of adsorbent is known as enthalpy of adsorption.
What is the Van't Hoff equation for enthalpy of adsorption?
What is the Van't Hoff equation for enthalpy of adsorption?
The Van't Hoff equation is given by $ln(rac{k}{p}) = -\frac{\Delta H^0}{RT} + \frac{c}{T}$.
Under what conditions is adsorption considered an exothermic process?
Under what conditions is adsorption considered an exothermic process?
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What does a positive value of $\Delta H^0$ indicate in the context of adsorption?
What does a positive value of $\Delta H^0$ indicate in the context of adsorption?
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Surface chemistry is the study of chemical phenomena that occur only at the interface of two solid surfaces.
Surface chemistry is the study of chemical phenomena that occur only at the interface of two solid surfaces.
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The enthalpy of adsorption is the amount of heat energy absorbed when one mole of gas is adsorbed on the unit surface area of adsorbent.
The enthalpy of adsorption is the amount of heat energy absorbed when one mole of gas is adsorbed on the unit surface area of adsorbent.
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According to the Van't Hoff equation, lnkp decreases with increasing temperature for an exothermic reaction.
According to the Van't Hoff equation, lnkp decreases with increasing temperature for an exothermic reaction.
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Corrosion is not a phenomenon that occurs on the surface of substances in surface chemistry.
Corrosion is not a phenomenon that occurs on the surface of substances in surface chemistry.
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Adsorption is always an exothermic process, making it thermodynamically favorable.
Adsorption is always an exothermic process, making it thermodynamically favorable.
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