alleryAdsorption held by chemical bonds is called:
ADesorption
BSublimation
CChemisorption
DPhysisorption
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Chemisorption
1. Here the gas is bound by covalent or ionic bonds.
2. That is a much stronger hold than van der Waals forces.
3. This kind is chemisorption, or chemical adsorption.
_Source: syllabus Chemistry Part I, Chapter 5, Surface Chemistry._
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