heterolytic dissociative adsorption 

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Relates in the usual sense to the formal nature of the cleavage of a single bond. If in the bond of the adsorptive A:B, A or B retains the electron pair, the adsorption is heterolytic dissociative adsorption.
Source:
PAC, 1976, 46, 71. (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units - Appendix II. Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry. Part II: Heterogeneous Catalysis) on page 76 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'heterolytic dissociative adsorption' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02811 RIS BibTex EndNote
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