Surface Chemistry (Part-2)

A physical adsorption process in which there are van der Waals forces of interaction between gas or liquid molecules and a solid surface. Chemisorption involves a chemical reaction between the surface and the adsorbate. It is a type of adsorption

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Surface Chemistry (Part-2)

What is Surface chemistry? Why we study Surface chemistry? How important the chapter surface chemistry is? Get the material for surface chemistry as per NCERT BOOK. Explain the different types of adsorption with example? What physisorption?

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Chemisorption involves a chemical reaction between the surface and the adsorbate. It is a type of adsorption. New chemical bonds are generated at the adsorbant surface. Examples include macroscopic phenomena that can be very obvious, like corrosion, and subtler effects associated with heterogeneous catalysis. The strong interaction between the adsorbate and the substrate surface creates new types of electronic bonds.