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Chemistry
Level
2
The process of absorption of a gas is .
No change in enthalpy
Endothermic
Exothermic
Can be both of them
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1 solution
When a gas is adsorbed it's entropy decreases I.e ∆S<0. We know ∆G=∆H-T∆S. So for process to be spontaneous ∆H<0. So it is exhothermic