Before revision: Sticking coefficient is the term used in surface physics to describe the ratio of the number of adsorbate atoms (or molecules) that adsorb, or "stick", to a surface to the total number of atoms that impinge upon that surface during the same period of time.sticking coefficient IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology 2nd Edition (1997), Accessed 30 September 2008 Sometimes the symbol Sc is used to denote this coefficient, and its value is between 1 (all impinging atoms stick) and 0 ( none of the atoms stick).
After revision: Sticking coefficient is the term used in surface physics to describe the ratio of the number of adsorbate atoms (or molecules) that adsorb, or "stick", to a surface to the total number of atoms that impinge upon that surface during the same period of time.sticking coefficient IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology 2nd Edition (1997), Accessed 30 September 2008 Sometimes the symbol Sc is used to denote this coefficient, and its value is between 1 (all impinging atoms stick) and 0 ( no atoms stick).