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Surface Chemistry

Question
CBSEENCH12006454

What do you mean by the selectivity of the catalyst?

Solution
Answer:

Selectivity is the ability of the catalyst to direct a reaction to yield a particular product.

for example by using different catalyst we can get different product for the reaction between hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
CO(g) + 3H2(g) Ni CH4(g) + H2O(g)CO(g) + 3H2(g)      CuZno-CrO3  CH3OHCO(g) + 3H2(g)  Cu HCHO(g)