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Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to physisorption?(a) It is reversible(b) It is spontaneous(c) ΔH < 0(d) ΔS > 0The question was posed to me during an online exam.I'd like to ask this question from Surface Chemistry in division Surface Chemistry of Chemistry – Class 12

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The correct answer is (d) ΔS > 0

Easiest EXPLANATION: Physisorption is reversible as the molecules of the adsorbate are HELD to the adsorbent by weak Van der Waals forces which can be broken easily. Physisorption is exothermic and so, ΔH is negative. Adsorption is a spontaneous PROCESS. In adsorption, the movement of the adsorbed MOLECULE is RESTRICTED. As a result the entropy change (ΔS) is negative.



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