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Adsorption of a gas follows Freundlich adsorption isotherm. $x$ is the mass of the gas adsorbed on mass $m$ of the adsorbent. The plot of $\frac{x}{m}$ versus $\log p$ is shown in the given graph.




$\frac{x}{m}$ is proportional to :
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Options:
  • A $p^{2 / 3}$
  • B $p^{3 / 2}$
  • C $p^{3}$
  • D $p^{2}$
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The correct answer is: $p^{2 / 3}$
According to Freundlich adsorption isotherm $\frac{x}{m} \propto p^{\frac{1}{n}}, \frac{x}{m}=k p^{\frac{1}{n}}$

Slope $=\frac{2}{3}$

$\log \frac{x}{m}=\log k+\frac{1}{n} \log p$

Slope $=\frac{1}{n}=\frac{2}{3}$

$\frac{x}{m} \propto p^{\frac{2}{3}}$

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