Chapter 12

Surface Chemistry
1. Answer (C)
Coagulating power of a electrolyte is dependent on the valency of effective ion and Sb2S3 is negatively charged
sol.
 Answer is Al2(SO4)3.
2. Answer (B)
The adsorption of methylene blue on activated charcoal is physiosorption which is exothermic, multilayer and
does not have energy barrier.
3. Answer (D)
 A solution of CH 3OH and water shows positive deviation from Raoult's law, it means by adding
intermolecular force of attraction decreases and hence surface tension decreases.
 By adding KCl in water, intermolecular force of attraction bit increases, so surface tension increases by
small value.
 By adding surfactant like CH3(CH2)11OSO3–Na+, surface tension decreases rapidly and after forming micelle
it slightly increases.
4. Answer (A, B, D)
At high temperature, sufficient activation energy for chemical adsorption is provided.
Hadsorption for chemical lies between 200-400 kJ/mole.
5. Answer (A, D)
Lyophobic colloids carry either +ve or –ve charge. In order to acquire stability the colloidal particles attract
oppositely charged ions forming a diffused layer. A potential is developed between fixed layer and diffused layer
called zeta potential. Higher the value of zeta potential higher will be the stability of lyophobic colloid.
6. Answer (A, C)
Under mild conditions of temperatures extent of physisorption decreases with increasing temperature so
graph (I) is correct. As initial temperature provided meets the necessary activation energy needed for chemical
bond formation for chemisorption so graph (II) is also correct. Finally graph (IV) is correct for chemisorption
as plot is now of potential energy vs distance of molecule from surface. Hence, answer is (A, C).
7. Answer (B, C, D)
Reaction on metal surface
M  M  e 
O2  e  
 O2
This is an example of chemisorption.
8. Answer (A, C)
Adsorption is an exothermic process and is accompanied by decrease is entropy,
H  0, S  0
sys sys
More is critical temperature (Tc), more are intermolecular forces of attraction.
 More is extent of adsorption.

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9. Answer (B, C)
Select the correct statements.
(A) The process of precipitating colloidal sol by an electrolyte is called peptization - False, (It is process of
converting precipitate into colloid)
(B) Colloidal solution freezes at a higher temperature than the true solution at the same concentration - True
(colligative properties)
(C) Surfactants form miscelle above critical miscelle concentration (CMC). CMC depends on temperature -
True
(D) Miscelles are macromolecular colloids - False, As misceles are associated colloids.
10. Answer (A, D)
(A) First statement is correct as chemisorption results in a unimolecular layer and physisorption result in a
multimolecular layer.

(B) Second statement is incorrect as enthalpy change during physisorption is of the range of (20 – 40) kJ mol–1.

(C) Chemisorption is an exothermic process with (80 – 240) kJ mol–1 as the enthalpy of adsorption.

(D) Lowering the temperature results in increase in the extent of physisorption.

Hence (A) and (D) are correct.

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