What is the difference between physical and chemical adsorption?
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9 years ago
Physisorption, also called physical adsorption, is a process in which the electronic structure of the atom or molecule is barely perturbed upon adsorption.
Chemisorption is a kind of adsorption which involves a chemical reaction between the surface and the adsorbate. New chemical bonds are generated

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4 years ago
Physical adsorption (Physisorption) occurs due to weak attraction of charges between atoms in different molecules. It is temporary effect. For example : Vanderwaals attraction.
Chemical adsorption (Chemisorption) occurs due to mere intermolecular interaction between atoms in different molecules. S
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