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What is the maximum adsorption capacity of a surface at a given temperature using the Langmuir adsorption isotherm equation if the surface area is 100 cm², the Langmuir constant is 0.05 cm³/mg, and the concentration of adsorbate is 0.1 mg/mL?

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The Langmuir adsorption isotherm equation is given by: =  K * C  /  1 + K * C where  is the fractional surface coverage, K is the Langmuir constant, and C is the concentration of adsorbate.In this case, the maximum adsorption capacity occurs when the surface is fully covered, i.e.,  = 1. We can rearrange the equation to solve for the concentration of adsorbate  C  when  = 1:1 =  K * C  /  1 + K * C 1 + K * C = K * C1 = K * CC = 1 / KNow, we can plug in the given values for K:C = 1 / 0.05 cm/mg = 20 mg/mLSince the concentration of adsorbate in the solution is 0.1 mg/mL, which is less than the calculated C value of 20 mg/mL, the surface will not be fully covered. Therefore, we need to calculate the fractional surface coverage    using the given concentration of adsorbate: =  0.05 cm/mg * 0.1 mg/mL  /  1 + 0.05 cm/mg * 0.1 mg/mL  = 0.005 / 1.005  0.004975Now, we can calculate the maximum adsorption capacity  Q  using the fractional surface coverage and the surface area:Q =  * Surface Area = 0.004975 * 100 cm  0.4975 cmThe maximum adsorption capacity of the surface at the given temperature is approximately 0.4975 cm.

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