2. The following table gives the values of the preferential adsorption (Qe) and respective equilibrium concentrations of the bulk solution (Ce) obtained during the measurement of adsorption of acetic acid from an aqueous solution on the charcoal: 4.660 x 10-4 Ce (mol/L) 0.0181 0.8827 Qe (mol/g-charcoal) 2.479 x 10-3 If you know that water is not adsorbed on the charcoal and that adsorption can be described by the Freundlich isotherm, calculate (a) both constants of Freundlich equation (b) mole amount of the acetic acid removed from 400 cm³ of solution by adsorption on 50 g of charcoal, if the concentration of equilibrium bulk solution was found to be 0.3 mol dm³.

2. The following table gives the values of the preferential adsorption (Qe) and respective equilibrium concentrations of the bulk solution (Ce) obtained during the measurement of adsorption of acetic acid from an aqueous solution on the charcoal: 4.660 x 10-4 Ce (mol/L) 0.0181 0.8827 Qe (mol/g-charcoal) 2.479 x 10-3 If you know that water is not adsorbed on the charcoal and that adsorption can be described by the Freundlich isotherm, calculate (a) both constants of Freundlich equation (b) mole amount of the acetic acid removed from 400 cm³ of solution by adsorption on 50 g of charcoal, if the concentration of equilibrium bulk solution was found to be 0.3 mol dm³.

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Chapter11: Chemical Kinetics: Rates Of Reactions

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