NEETChemistrySurface Chemistry
What is the thermodynamic basis for the decrease in physical adsorption with increasing temperature?
Options
- AIncrease in Gibbs energy
- BDecrease in Gibbs energy
- CIncrease in entropy
- DDecrease in entropy
Correct answer
D. Decrease in entropy
Step-by-step solution
The paragraph mentions that physical adsorption decreases with increasing temperature, which aligns with Le-Chatelier’s principle, where an exothermic process decreases with an increase in temperature, leading to a decrease in entropy.