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Compare the heat of adsorption for physical and chemical adsorption?

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The heat of adsorption for chemical adsorption is high (of the order of `80-400KJmol^(-1)`) while the heat of adsorption for physical adsorption is low (of the order of `20-40KJmol^(-1)`).
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