Data on the chemisorption of oxygen on a number of metals (Pt, Pd, Ir, Ru, Ni, etc.), obtained by SED, EAS, XES, etc., have been reviewed. The bond energies and principal properties of the two types of O ads on metals (non-reconstructive and reconstructive), and also the conditions for the realisation of each type of adsorption, have been examined. The bibliography contains 84 references.
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