alleryThe material on whose surface adsorption happens is the:
AAdsorbent
BAdsorbate
CCatalyst
DColloid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Adsorbent
1. The adsorbate is the species that gathers.
2. The other partner provides the surface.
3. That material is called the adsorbent.
_Source: syllabus Chemistry Part I, Chapter 5, Surface Chemistry._
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