Question

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

• A. Adsorption is always exothermic.
• B. Physisorption may transform into chemisorption at high temperature.
• C. Physisorption increases with increasing temperature but chemisorption decreases with increasing temperature.
• D. Chemisorption is more exothermic than physisorption, however it is very slow due to higher energy of activation.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

Correct answer is (a) Adsorption is always exothermic.Correct answer is (b) Physisorption may transform into chemisorption at high temperature.Correct answer is (d) Chemisorption is more exothermic than physisorption, however it is very slow due to higher energy of activation.