Abstract
The central problem awaiting solution in the field of metal catalysis is the relation between catalytic activity and solid state properties through the intermediate surface complexes. Attention is drawn to interrelations between solid state properties. Published information on the activities of the transition metals for reactions involving hydrogen (chemisorption, atom recombination, para-hydrogen conversion, hydrogen electrode reaction) is briefly reviewed: uncertainties in previous attempts to calculate hydrogen-metal bond strengths are emphasized. The description of metallic bonding in molecular orbital language is outlined and its implication for the understanding of surface processes is sketched.
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