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Also known as physical adsorption

Physisorption, also called physical adsorption, is a process in which the electronic structure of the atom or molecule is barely perturbed upon adsorption.

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  • Overview
  • Modeling by image charge
  • Modeling by quantum-mechanical oscillator
  • Physisorption potential
  • Quantum mechanical – thermodynamic modelling for surface area and porosity
  • Comparison with chemisorption
  • See also
  • References

Physisorption, also called physical adsorption, is a process in which the electronic structure of the atom or molecule is barely perturbed upon adsorption.

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