Question

Which of the following statements is not correct for chemisorption and physisorption ?

A. Physical adsorption occurs at a low temperature and chemisorption occurs at all temperatures.
B. Magnitude of chemisorption decreases with rise in temperature while physisorption increases with rise in temperature.  
C. Chemisorption is irreversible and physisorption is reversible.
D. In physisorption activation energy is low while in chemisorption it is high.
Answer :   Magnitude of chemisorption decreases with rise in temperature while physisorption increases with rise in temperature.
Solution :
Chemisorption increases and physisorption decreases with rise in temperature.

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Rate of physiorption increases with

A. decrease in temperature
B. increase in temperature
C. decrease in pressure
D. decrease in surface area
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Adsorption of gases on solid surface is generally exothermic because

A. enthalpy is positive
B. entropy decreases
C. entropy increases
D. free energy increases
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Lyophilic sols are

A. Irreversible sols
B. They are prepared from inorganic compound
C. Coagulated by adding electrolytes
D. Self-stabilizing
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Among the following, the surfactant that will form micelles in aqueous solution at the lowest molar concentration at ambient condition is : -

A. $$C{H_3}{\left( {C{H_2}} \right)_{15}}{N^ + }{\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_3}B{r^ - }$$
B. $$C{H_3}{\left( {C{H_2}} \right)_{11}}OSO_3^ - N{a^ + }$$
C. $$C{H_3}{\left( {C{H_2}} \right)_6}CO{O^ - }N{a^ + }$$
D. $$C{H_3}{\left( {C{H_2}} \right)_{11}}{N^ + }{\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_3}B{r^ - }$$
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