In physical chemistry, a hot atom is an atom that has a high kinetic or internal energy. When molecule AB adsorbs on a surface dissociatively, both A and B adsorb on the surface, or only A adsorbs on the surface, and B desorbs from the surface.
In physical chemistry, a hot atom is an atom that has a high kinetic or internal energy. When molecule AB adsorbs on a surface dissociatively, both A and B adsorb on the surface, or only A adsorbs on the surface, and B desorbs from the surface.
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