JEE Main Chemistry question

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Pd can adsorb, in the space between its atoms, 900 times its own volume of hydrogen. This process is called

(A)AbsorptionCorrect
(B)Desorption
(C)Adsorption
(D)Chemisorption

Answer: (A)

Solution

Since the hydrogen gas penetrates into the interior of the palladium metal, occupying the spaces between its atoms rather than remaining confined to the metal's surface, this bulk uptake of a gas into a solid

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