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What do you understand by the term Adsorption and Adsorbate

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Adsorbent : The substance on whose surface the adsorption occurs is known as adsorbent
Adsorbate : The substance whose molecules get adsorbed on the surface of the adsorbent is known as adsorbate. Eg : In the adsorption of acetic acid by charcoal, acetic acid is adsorbate and the charcoal is adsorbent.
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  2. What do you understand by the term Adsorption.

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  3. What do you understand by the term Adsorption and Adsorbate

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  6. How does the extent of adsorption depend upon Increasing the surface ...

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  7. How does the extent of adsorption depend upon Increasing temperature o...

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  8. How does the extent of adsorption depend upon Increasing pressure of t...

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  9. What is catalysis ? How is catalysis classified ? Give two examples fo...

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  10. What role does adsorption play in heterogenous catalysis ?

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  11. Discuss some features of catalysis by zeolites.

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  12. Give brief account of mechanism of enzyme catalysis with suitable diag...

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  13. Discuss the factors that influence the catalytic activity of enxymes.

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  14. Name any six enzyme catalysed reaction.

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  15. What do you mean by activity and selectivity of catalyst ?

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  19. What is the difference between a colloidal sol, get, emulsion and a fo...

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  20. What are lyophilic and lyophobic sols ? Give one example for each type...

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