Surface Chemistry (Class 12): Adsorption, Colloids and Catalysis
Class 12 · Chemistry Surface Chemistry (Class 12): Adsorption, Colloids and Catalysis A chapter of definitions that becomes far easier once you sort every term into one of three groups — adsorption, colloids, or catalysis. Class 12 · CBSE & ISC · Concept The short answer: Adsorption is accumulation at a surface, distinct from absorption throughout a bulk. Colloids are dispersions with particle sizes between true solutions and suspensions, classified by the phases involved and by their affinity for the medium. Catalysis is explained by adsorption of reactants onto a surface that lowers the activation energy. Adsorption, and how it…