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When the temperature rises, the ability of a solid to adsorb a gas reduces. Solids tend to adsorb more substances at cooler temperatures.

1. Correct.
2. Incorrect.
3. Partially correct.
4. Indeterminate.

Correct answer: Correct.

Solution

Adsorption is an exothermic process, and according to Le Chatelier's principle, increasing temperature decreases adsorption as the equilibrium shifts to counteract the added heat.

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