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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Is adsorption always spontaneous process? If not, please give examples for non spontaneous adsortions.

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Ritu Bisht
9 Years ago
Adsorption is a process that is always spontaneouc.
It can be at equilibrium also when the rate of adsorbtion is equal to rate of desorption but it is never non spontaneous