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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

When an iron rod is subjected towards an atmosphere having very high content of moisture, which of the process is predominant?

  1. A Chemisorption
  2. B Physisorption
  3. C Sorption
  4. D Luminescence
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(A) Chemisorption

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Iron gets rusted under moist atmospheric conditions to form hydrated ferric oxide (Fe2O3.xH2O). This is a surface phenomena called chemisorption.