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What is Isosteric enthalpy of adsorption?

Definition 16.7 University Chemistry — Year 3 · Chapter 16 — Surfaces, Adsorption and Heterogeneous Catalysis

The isosteric enthalpy of adsorption ΔadsH\Delta_{\mathrm{ads}}H is the molar enthalpy of adsorption at a fixed coverage, obtained from the pressures that give the same coverage at different temperatures.

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