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Adsorption of gas on a surface follows Freundlich adsorption isotherm. The plot of logxm versus logP gives a straight line with slope equal to 0.5, then:

(xm is the mass of the gas adsorbed per gram of adsorbent)
ChemistrySurface ChemistryJEE MainJEE Main 2017 (09 Apr Online)
Options:
  • A adsorption is proportional to the square root of pressure.
  • B adsorption is proportional to the square of pressure.
  • C adsorption is proportional to the pressure.
  • D adsorption is independent of pressure.
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The correct answer is: adsorption is proportional to the square root of pressure.
log(xm)=12log(P)+log(K);
xm=KP12

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