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a
Due to ΔH=(−)ve
b
Due to ΔG=(+)ve
c
Due to ΔS=(−) ve
d
Due to ΔH=(+)ve
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
when a gas is adsorbed on the surface of a solid its entropydecreases, i.e.ΔS is − ve.Now, ΔG=ΔH−TΔS and for the process to be spontaneous, free energy change,ΔG must be negative.As TΔS is negative ΔG can be negative only if ΔH is negative. Hence, adsorption is always exothermic.