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GK QUESTION#3360

Once a catalytic surface is saturated, which reaction order with respect to additional reactant is typically observed at fixed temperature and available catalytic surface?

  1. Afirst
  2. Bsecond
  3. CzeroCorrect answer
  4. Dthird
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C. zero

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When the available catalytic sites are saturated, adding more reactant may leave the reaction rate unchanged. At fixed temperature and available catalytic surface, this is zero-order behaviour with respect to that reactant. If the surface becomes unsaturated, a different concentration dependence can appear.

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