JEE Main Chemistry question

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Active charcoal is a good catalyst because

(A)It is made up of carbon atoms
(B)It is very reactive
(C)It has more adsorption powerCorrect
(D)It has an inert nature toward reagents

Answer: (C)

Solution

Activated charcoal has an extremely large surface area per unit mass, which gives it a very high adsorption capacity for reactant molecules, concentrating them at active sites

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Question ID VK-144705