The adsorption of molecules onto metal surfaces is a fundamental step in the field of heterogeneous catalysis, where metal catalysts are used in water-gas shift, hydrogenation, isomerization, electrocatalysis, and numerous other reactions of industrial significance. Much consideration must be made in selecting the optimal catalyst material for a given reaction: metals that cause too weak adsorption cannot effectively activate reactants whereas metals that promote too strong adsorption cannot effectively desorb the products to allow for the binding of new reactant molecules. The result is a "volcano" shaped relationship between the catalytic rate and the binding energy (which will henceforth be called interchangeably † Jesse DiCenso and Chance Lander contributed equally to this work.