noun
- the adhesion of molecules or atoms to a surface through chemical bonding, forming a new chemical compound
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Chemisorption occurs when gas molecules bond chemically to a solid surface.
- The catalyst's effectiveness depends on strong chemisorption of reactant molecules.
- Unlike physisorption, chemisorption involves the formation of new chemical bonds.
- Chemisorption is essential in many industrial processes, including catalytic converters.
- The rate of chemisorption increases with temperature due to greater molecular energy.
- Researchers studied chemisorption on metal surfaces to improve fuel cell design.