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A chemistry student wants to determine the surface area of a porous material using gas adsorption. The student has access to a BET specific surface area analyzer and pure nitrogen gas. What is the surface area of the porous material if the adsorption isotherm shows a monolayer formation at the partial pressure of nitrogen adsorption around 0.1?

asked Jan 22 in Surface Chemistry by KeeshaMcLeay (510 points)

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A chemistry student wants to determine the surface area of a metal oxide sample using the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The student collects adsorption data at different pressures and determines the amount of gas adsorbed on the surface. The Langmuir isotherm equation used is y = Kx / (1 + Kx), where y is the fractional surface coverage, x is the pressure of the gas, and K is a constant related to the adsorption energy. The student obtains the following data:Pressure (atm) | Fractional surface coverage-------------|---------------------------

asked Jan 22 in Surface Chemistry by NellMtg43094 (430 points)

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A chemistry student needs to determine the Langmuir constant and maximum adsorption capacity of a metal oxide nanoparticle using the Langmuir adsorption isotherm equation from experimental data obtained at different concentrations of a given adsorbate in the water. Determine the Langmuir equation parameters and plot the experimental data and the Langmuir model using a graph. Finally, interpret the results in terms of the adsorption behavior of metal oxide nanoparticle towards the selected adsorbate.

asked Jan 22 in Surface Chemistry by GlendaFlick (490 points)

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A chemistry student is studying the Langmuir adsorption isotherm and wants to determine the monolayer coverage of a gas adsorbed on a solid surface. The student measures the amount of gas adsorbed at various pressures and at a constant temperature of 298 K. Using the Langmuir adsorption isotherm equation, what is the monolayer coverage of the gas on the surface at this temperature?

asked Jan 22 in Surface Chemistry by Ladonna9090 (370 points)

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A chemistry student is studying the adsorption of a gas on a solid surface using the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The student knows that the maximum adsorption capacity (θ_max) of the surface is 0.5 mol/L and that the equilibrium constant (K) for the process is 0.02 L/mol. The student is asked to calculate the fraction of the surface covered by the adsorbate when the gas pressure is 2 atm at the temperature of the experiment.

asked Jan 22 in Surface Chemistry by ValentinaBar (470 points)

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A chemistry student is investigating the surface area of activated carbon for an adsorption experiment. Using BET theory of multilayer adsorption, determine the specific surface area of the activated carbon based on the following data: - Mass of activated carbon used: 0.25g- Nitrogen adsorption at various pressures (in mmHg): - 6.523 - 9.785 - 13.092 - 19.638 - 31.725 - 45.200 - 61.587 - 84.632 - 114.684 - 147.087 Assume that the area occupied by one nitrogen molecule is 0.162 nm², and use the BET equation to calculate the specific surface area of the activated carbon material.

asked Jan 22 in Surface Chemistry by MckinleyW743 (730 points)

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How does the specific surface area of a solid catalyst affect the rate of reaction for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide?

asked Jan 22 in Surface Chemistry by NevaSturgeon (670 points)

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How does the specific surface area of a solid catalyst affect the rate of reaction for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide?

asked Jan 22 in Surface Chemistry by NellieAbdull (550 points)

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