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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

In physical adsorption why x/m decrease with increase in temperature

Profile image of sanket yerne
9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Oindrila Ghosh
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
Low temperatures favour physical adsorption and high temperature favour chemisorption.most of the adsorption processes are exothermic.
Profile image of Vikas TU
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
Dear Student,
As adsorption is joined by arrival of warmth vitality, so as per Le-Chatelier's standard, the expansion of temperature should diminish the degree of adsorption. This has without a doubt been observed to be so. A plot of x/m versus temperature at steady weight is called adsorption isobar. 
On account of physical adsorption x/m diminishes with increment of temperature. 
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Profile image of Vishal
8 Years ago
As temperature increase kinetic energy of molecules also increases and due to molecules leaves the surface of adsorbent.and thus rate of desorption increase and adsorption decreases