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Which of the following is not true?

Options

  1. AEnthalpy change in negative for adsorption of a gas on solid.
  2. BIncrease in temperature favours adsorption.
  3. CAdsorption is a surface phenomena.
  4. DEntropy change is negative.

Correct answer

B. Increase in temperature favours adsorption.

Step-by-step solution

Adsorption is a spontaneous process where gas molecules accumulate on the surface of a solid. Since it is a spontaneous process, the Gibbs free energy change G must be negative. The relationship is given by G = H - T S . Adsorption involves the decrease in the randomness of gas molecules as they get trapped on the surface, which means the entropy change S is negative. For G to be negative, the enthalpy change H must also be negative, as adsorption is an exothermic process. According to Le Chatelier's principle, for

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