NEETChemistrySurface Chemistry
What is the cause of adsorption?
Options
- ASurface particles being in the same environment as particles inside the bulk
- BUnbalanced or residual attractive forces on the surface particles
- CBalanced forces acting between particles on the surface
- DLack of attractive forces between particles inside the bulk
Correct answer
B. Unbalanced or residual attractive forces on the surface particles
Step-by-step solution
The paragraph states that adsorption arises due to unbalanced or residual attractive forces on the surface particles of the adsorbent.