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Surface Chemistry : Level 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
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1.

Which one of the following is an example of adsorption?

a)

ammonia in contact with water

b)

ammonia in contact with hydrogen gas

c)

silica gel in contact with water vapors

d)

None of above

2.

In Freundlich Adsorption isotherm, the value of 1/n is

a)

1 in case of physical adsorption

b)

1 in case of chemical adsorption

c)

Between 0 and 1 in all cases

d)

Less than 0 all cases

3.

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding physisorption?

a)

It occurs because of van der Walls forces

b)

More easily liquefiable gases are adsorbed readily

c)

Under high pressure it results into multimolecular layer on adsorbent surface

d)

Enthalpy of adsorption (ΔHadsorption) is low and positive

4.

Rate of physical adsorption increase with

a)

Increase in temperature

b)

Decrease in pressure

c)

Decrease in temperature

d)

Decrease in surface area

5.

The Langmuir adsorption isotherm is deduced using the assumption

a)

The adsorbed molecules interact with each other

b)

The adsorption takes place in multilayers

c)

The adsorption sites are equivalent in their ability to adsorb the particles

d)

The heat of adsorption varies with coverage

6.

A plot of log x/m versus log p for the adsorption of a gas on a solid gives a straight line with slope equal to

a)

n

b)

1/n

c)

log k

d)

-log k

7.

In Langmuir's model of adsorption of a gas on a solid surface

a)

the adsorption at a single site on the surface may involve multiple molecules at the same time

b)

the mass of gas striking a given area of surface is proportional to the pressure of the gas

c)

the mass of gas striking a given area of surface is independent of the pressure of the gas

d)

the rate of dissociation of adsorbed molecules from the surface does not depend on the surface covered

8.

Which one of the following characteristics is associated with adsorption?

a)

ΔG and ΔH are negative but ΔS is positive

b)

ΔG and ΔS are negative but ΔH is positive

c)

ΔG is negative but ΔH and ΔS are positive

d)

ΔG, ΔH and ΔS all are negative

9.

For a linear plot of log(x/m) versus log p in a Freundlich adsorption isotherm, which of the following statements is correct? (k and n are constants)

a)

1/n appears as the intercept

b)

Only 1/n appears as the slope

c)

log(1/n) appears as the intercept

d)

Both k and 1/n appear in the slope term

10.

Activated charcoal is used to remove coloring matter from pure substances. It works by___________.

a)

Sorption

b)

Absorption

c)

Adsorption

d)

Bleaching