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Surface Chemistry

Sequence of Expressions

Relates the coverage of a surface by an adsorbate to the pressure (or concentration) of the adsorbate, assuming a monolayer coverage on identical sites.
An empirical relation describing the adsorption of solutes from a liquid to a solid surface: xm=Kp1/n\frac{x}{m} = K p^{1/n}.
Extensions of the Langmuir theory to multilayer adsorption, used to calculate surface area.
Describes the change in vapor pressure of a liquid due to a curved liquid-vapor interface (droplet size).
Describes the rise or fall of a liquid in a capillary tube is directly proportional to the surface tension and inversely proportional to the tube radius.