Chemistry A-Level
Surface adsorption
What Surface adsorption means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Surface adsorption
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Reference: OCR
In heterogeneous catalysis the reaction occurs at the catalyst surface, where reactant molecules are adsorbed, react and then desorb.
Topics that use Surface adsorption
- Reaction rates (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Activation energy
- Alternative reaction pathway
- Boltzmann distribution
- Catalysis and activation energy
- Catalyst examples
- Catalyst regenerated and not consumed
- Catalyst regenerated in the mechanism
- collision frequency
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