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In Haber's process, hydrogen is obtained by reacting methane with steam in presence of NiO as catalyst. The process is known as steam reforming. Why is it necessary to remove CO when ammonia is obtained by Haber’s process?


Answer:

Presence of CO in the synthesis of ammonia by Haber’s process adversely affects the activity of iron catalyst.
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Why is the ester hydrolysis slow in the beginning and becomes faster after sometime?

Answer:

Ester + water ---> Acid + Alcohal
The acid produced in the reaction acts as a catalysis and makes the reaction faster.

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What is the role of desorption in the process of catalysis?


Answer:

The role of desorption in the process of catalysis is to release the adsorbed substance into the surrounding medium.
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Why does physisorption decrease with the increase of temperature?

Answer:

It is because physical adsorption involves weak forces of attraction between adsorbent and adsorbent molecules, generally of Vander Waal's type. These forces decrease rapidly with increase in temperature.
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Why are powdered substances more effective adsorbents than their crystalline forms?

Answer:
Powderded substance are more effective adsorbent than their crystalline forms because when a substance is powdered its surface area increase and physisorption is directly proportional to the surface area of adsorbent,
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