1 g of charcoal adsorbs 100 mL of 0.5 M CH3COOH to form a monolayer and thereby the…
CHEMISTRY · Subjective · IB Diploma Programme · Chemistry · The covalent model · The covalent model
Problem
1 g of charcoal adsorbs 100 mL of 0.5 M CH3COOH to form a monolayer and thereby the molarity of CH3COOH reduces to 0.49. Calculate the surface area of charcoal adsorbed by each molecule of acetic acid. Surface area of charcoal = 3.01×102 m2/g.