NCERT Class XII Chemistry
Chapter - Surface Chemistry
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Question : 10
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Discuss the effect of pressure and temperature on the adsorption of gases on solids.
Solution:  
(i) Adsorption decreases with an increase in temperature because it is an exothermic process and according to Le Chatelier’s principle the reaction will proceed in backward direction with increase in temperature.
(ii) At a constant temperature, adsorption increases with pressure.
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