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Which characteristic is not associated with chemical adsorption?

A

Heat of adsorption is greater than `50 KJ mol^(-1)`

B

It is irreversible

C

It is not very specific

D

It forms monolayer

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C
It is highly specific because chemical adsorption will occur if and only there is some possibility of chemical action between the gas and the solid adsorbent.
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