Langmuir

Langmuir refers to the concept developed by Irving Langmuir, describing how molecules or atoms adhere to surfaces, such as gases onto a solid. It explains the process of adsorption, where particles stick to a surface until a balance is reached between the rate of attachment and detachment. This leads to a maximum coverage point, known as monolayer adsorption. The Langmuir model is important in fields like chemistry and material science for understanding surface interactions, designing catalysts, and developing sensors, because it provides a mathematical way to describe and predict how molecules behave when they come into contact with surfaces.