For 10 points, name this process by which solute particles accumulate on a surface to form a film.
The lesser known type II of this phenomenon is governed by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller equation. The more well-known type I is governed by the Freundlich and Langmuir equations. Type II is the (*) physical form of the phenomenon while the latter is the chemical form and is further classified into molecular and dissociative varieties. It is almost always an exothermic process and for gases, increases with increasing pressure. It leads to an increase in concentration of a component in the interphase region relative to the bulk region. For 10 points, name this process by which solute particles accumulate on a surface to form a film.
The lesser known type II of this phenomenon is governed by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller equation.
{adsorption} [do not accept or prompt on {absorption}] (2) [DF]