Surface Chemistry I

The term ‘sorption’ stands for ____________.

• absorption

• adsorption

• both absorption and adsorption

• desorption

Extent of physisorption of a gas increases with ___________.

• increase in temperature.

• decrease in temperature.

• decrease in surface area of adsorbent.

• decrease in strength of van der Waals forces.

Which of the following is not a favourable condition for physical adsorption?

• high pressure

• negative ΔH

• higher critical temperature of adsorbate

• high temperature

Physical adsorption of a gaseous species may change to chemical adsorption with ______________.

• decrease in temperature

• increase in temperature

• increase in surface area of adsorbent

• decrease in surface area of adsorbent

Which of the following is an example of absorption?

• Water on silica gel

• Water on calcium chloride

• Hydrogen on finely divided nickel

• Oxygen on metal surface

At high concentration of soap in water, soap behaves as ____________.

• molecular colloid

• associated colloid

• macromolecular colloid

• lyophilic colloid