Surface chemistry Lecture-2
Recaptulation
Surface chemistry
Surface
Catalysis
Colloids
Decrease size of particles the surface area increases
Percentage of surface molecules as particles size decreases
Adsorption
Absorption
S\G interface
Denotion of $\frac{x}{m}$
$\frac{x}{m}$ = $\frac{Mass \hspace{1mm} of\hspace{1mm} gas \hspace{1mm}adsorbed}{Mass \hspace{1mm}of \hspace{1mm}solid}$
Freundlich adsorption isotherm
Example - Argon on coconut charcoal at $-78.3^oC$
Function $a$=$\frac{x}{m}$=$k \quad p^{1/n}$
Function of gas , solid and temprature
Solid surface on top of which is a liquid with concentration “C”
$\frac{x}{m}= kc^{\frac{1}{n}}$
Example
log $(\frac{x}{m})$= log a = logk+$(\frac{1}{n})log (\frac{p}{c})$
y = C+mx
Le chatelier principle
Types of adsorption
Physisorption
Chemisorption
Diatomic molecule potential energy on a function of distance from the surface
$N_2 + 3H_2$ $\rightarrow$ $2NH_3$
Non selective
$\Delta$ $H_{ad}$ ~ 10-40 kJ/mol (condensation)
Reversible
Intermolecular forces
Instantaneous
No activation energy
Selective
Irreversible
$\Delta$ $H_{ad}$ ~ 100-250 kJ/mol
Chemical bond
Finite time
Activated adsorption
$H_2(s)$ $\rightarrow$ $2H(g)$
$\Delta H$ $\uparrow$
$H_g(g) \rightarrow$ PE Surface -H(s) $\Delta H$
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