What is difference between absorption and adsorption
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Absorption is the process in which a fluid is dissolved by a liquid or a solid (absorbent). Adsorption is the process in which atoms, ions or molecules from a substance (it could be gas, liquid or dissolved solid) adhere to a surface of the adsorbent. Adsorption is a surface-based process where a film of adsorbate is created on the surface while absorption involves the entire volume of the absorbing substance.
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Adsorption
- Adsorption is a surface phenomenon of accumulation of molecules of a substance at the surface rather than in the bulk of a solid or liquid.
- The substance that gets adsorbed is called the ‘adsorbate’ and the substance on whose surface the adsorption takes place is called the ‘adsorbent’.
- Here, the concentration of the adsorbate on the surface of the adsorbent increases.
- In adsorption, the substance gets concentrated at the surface only.
- It does not penetrate through the surface to the bulk of the solid or liquid.
- For example, when we dip a chalk stick into an ink solution, only its surface becomes coloured.
- If we break the chalk stick, it will be found to be white from inside.
Absorption:
- The process of absorption is a bulk phenomenon.
- In absorption, the substance gets uniformly distributed throughout the bulk of the solid or liquid.
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