Question

The adsorption of hydrogen by metals is called –

• A. Adsorption
• B. Occulsion
• C. Hydrogenation
• D. Dehydrogenation

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Hydrogenation

Hydrogenation is a process of adding hydrogen to any compound and a metal is called as hydrogenation.In the options given dehydrogenation are reverse of hydrogenation.The phenomenon of attracting and retaining the molecules of a substance on the surface of a liquid or a solid resulting into a higher concentration of the molecules on the surface is called adsorption.The adsorption of gases on the surface of metals is called occlusion.