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THE chemisorbed state or the degree of dissociation of a polyatomic molecule on the surface of a solid catalyst may be important for understanding the catalysed reaction. We know little, however, for example, of the state of carbon dioxide, ethylene and other molecules, or even of such a simple diatomic molecule as carbon monoxide; in the latter case, contradictory views as to whether its chemisorbed state on a metallic surface is molecular or atomic have been put forward.
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KWAN, T., FUJITA, Y. Dissociative Chemisorption of Carbon Dioxide on Solid Catalysts. Nature 171, 705–706 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171705a0
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