5.3 - Surface Area and Porosity Analysis
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Practice Questions
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What is surface area?
💡 Hint: Consider physical shapes and their exposure to the environment.
Define porosity.
💡 Hint: Think about how materials can hold liquids.
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What method is used to measure specific surface area of a nanomaterial?
💡 Hint: Think about methods used in surface area analysis.
True or False: Higher porosity typically improves drug delivery in nanomaterials.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how drugs are delivered in therapeutic contexts.
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Given a series of nanomaterials with varying surface areas, predict how their catalytic activities might differ in a chemical reaction. Support your reasoning with examples.
💡 Hint: Consider how the interaction between materials and reactants can vary with surface area.
Analyze a scenario where a drug delivery system employs nanoparticles with high porosity. Discuss the implications on drug release and absorption rates.
💡 Hint: Think about how medication needs to be precisely timed and the rates of absorption can be critical.
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