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Q.For chemisorption, which is wrong ?

(a) it forms multimolecular layers on adsorbate
(b) irreversible
(c) surface compounds are formed
(d) it requires activation energy
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Chemisorption involves chemical bond formation between adsorbate and adsorbent, so it is confined to a single molecular layer, unlike physisorption which can form multiple layers.

Characteristics of chemisorption:

  • It forms only a monomolecular layer on the adsorbent surface (never multimolecular) — statement (a) is therefore WRONG.
  • It is generally irreversible because chemical bonds are formed between adsorbate and adsorbent — statement (b) is correct.
  • Surface compounds are formed due to chemical interaction — statement (c) is correct. …

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