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Physical adsorption is:...

Physical adsorption is:

A

irreversible

B

highly specific

C

not very specific

D

unpredictable

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The correct Answer is:
C
not very specific
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  • Select the correct statements . (i) Physical adsorption is weak, multilayer, non-directional and non-specific. (ii) Chemical adsorption is strong, unilayer, directional and strong (iii) Chemical adsorption decreases with temperature (iv) Chemical adsorption is more stronger than physical adsorption

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