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Q. Considering Freundlich adsorption isotherm, at low pressure, the fraction of the surface covered follows:

Surface Chemistry

Solution:

As $\frac{x}{m}=k P^{1/n}$
At low pressure $\frac{x}{m} \propto P$ (grap in nearly straight line)
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Thus the reaction follows first order kinetics.