Join WhatsApp Icon JEE WhatsApp Group
Question 39

Adsorption of a gas follows Freundlich adsorption isotherm. If $$x$$ is the mass of the gas adsorbed on mass $$m$$ of the adsorbent, the correct plot of $$\frac{x}{m}$$ versus $$p$$ is:

To identify the correct plot, we use the Freundlich adsorption isotherm, which describes the relationship between the amount of gas adsorbed and the pressure of the gas at a constant temperature.

The Freundlich adsorption isotherm is represented by

$$\frac{x}{m} = k,p^{1/n},$$

where $$\frac{x}{m}$$ is the amount of gas adsorbed per unit mass of the adsorbent, $$p$$ is the pressure of the gas, and $$k$$ and $$n$$ are constants that depend on the nature of the adsorbent and the temperature.

Physical adsorption is an exothermic process. According to Le Chatelier's principle, increasing the temperature decreases the extent of adsorption. Therefore, at a fixed pressure, the amount of gas adsorbed follows the order

$$\text{Adsorption at }200\text{ K} > 250\text{ K} > 270\text{ K}.$$

The Freundlich equation also shows that the relationship between $$\frac{x}{m}$$ and $$p$$ is non-linear, since $$0 < \frac{1}{n} < 1$$. Thus, the graph should be a curve that rises with increasing pressure and gradually levels off rather than a straight line. This eliminates options (B) and (D).

Among the remaining curved plots, the correct graph must also satisfy the temperature dependence, with the curve for $$200\text{ K}$$ lying above those for $$250\text{ K}$$ and $$270\text{ K}$$. Plot (A) correctly represents both the Freundlich adsorption isotherm and the effect of temperature on adsorption.

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A).

Get AI Help

Create a FREE account and get:

  • Free JEE Mains Previous Papers PDF
  • Take JEE Mains paper tests

Free JEE Topicwise Questions

JEE Rotational MotionJEE Units & MeasurementsJEE Atomic StructureJEE GravitationJEE Periodic Table & PeriodicityJEE StatisticsJEE Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsJEE Magnetism & Magnetic MaterialsJEE Sequences & SeriesJEE MatricesJEE Alternating CurrentsJEE Carboxylic AcidsJEE Permutations & CombinationsJEE Work, Energy & PowerJEE Electromagnetic InductionJEE Electronic DevicesJEE d and f-Block ElementsJEE Chemical KineticsJEE Heat TransferJEE Three Dimensional GeometryJEE Magnetic Effects of CurrentJEE Hydrocarbons - AromaticJEE Electromagnetic WavesJEE Aldehydes & KetonesJEE Hydrocarbons - AlkanesJEE Applications of DerivativesJEE EquilibriumJEE Indefinite IntegrationJEE Chemical ThermodynamicsJEE ElectrochemistryJEE ProbabilityJEE BiomoleculesJEE Continuity & DifferentiabilityJEE Kinetic Theory of GasesJEE Vector AlgebraJEE Hydrocarbons - AlkynesJEE Differential EquationsJEE Current & ResistanceJEE Straight LinesJEE WavesJEE Redox ReactionsJEE Hydrocarbons - AlkenesJEE DeterminantsJEE SolutionsJEE Ray OpticsJEE Dual Nature of Matter & RadiationJEE Chemical Bonding & Molecular StructureJEE Complex NumbersJEE Sets, Relations & FunctionsJEE Electric Charges & FieldsJEE Laws of MotionJEE Fluid MechanicsJEE Basic Concepts in ChemistryJEE Trigonometric FunctionsJEE LimitsJEE Laws of ThermodynamicsJEE Kinematics - 2D MotionJEE p-Block Elements (Groups 13-18)JEE Simple Harmonic MotionJEE Electric Potential & CapacitanceJEE Coordination CompoundsJEE JEE 2D GeometryJEE CirclesJEE Definite IntegrationJEE EMF & Circuit AnalysisJEE Surface TensionJEE Atoms & NucleiJEE Laboratory Experiments - XIJEE Number SystemJEE Basic Principles of Organic ChemistryJEE Wave OpticsJEE Quadratic EquationsJEE Alcohols, Phenols & EthersJEE Organic Compounds with HalogensJEE DifferentiationJEE Conic SectionsJEE Nitrogen-Containing CompoundsJEE ElasticityJEE Practical Organic ChemistryJEE Kinematics - 1D MotionJEE Purification & CharacterisationJEE Binomial Theorem
Ask AI