The correct statement$(s)$ pertaining to the adsorption of a gas on a solid surface is (are):
$(A)$ Adsorption is always exothermic.
$(B)$ Physisorption may transform into chemisorption at high temperature.
$(C)$ Physisorption increases with increasing temperature but chemisorption decreases with increasing temperature.
$(D)$ Chemisorption is more exothermic than physisorption,however it is very slow due to higher energy of activation.

  • A
    $(A, B, C)$
  • B
    $(A, B, D)$
  • C
    $(A, C, D)$
  • D
    $(B, C, D)$

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