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    In chemistry, absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon where atoms, molecules, or ions enter and are taken up by the volume of a liquid or solid material. This differs from adsorption, where molecules are taken up by the surface. Absorption can be a chemical reaction or a physical process without chemical reaction. Some examples of chemical absorption given are carbon dioxide being absorbed by sodium hydroxide, while examples of physical absorption without chemical reaction given are noble gases and osmium tetroxide being extracted from one liquid phase to another. Absorption involves a substance capturing and transforming energy as the absorbent distributes the absorbed material throughout its whole volume, whereas adsorption only distributes it on the surface. Absorption

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    In chemistry, absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon where atoms, molecules, or ions enter and are taken up by the volume of a liquid or solid material. This differs from adsorption, where molecules are taken up by the surface. Absorption can be a chemical reaction or a physical process without chemical reaction. Some examples of chemical absorption given are carbon dioxide being absorbed by sodium hydroxide, while examples of physical absorption without chemical reaction given are noble gases and osmium tetroxide being extracted from one liquid phase to another. Absorption involves a substance capturing and transforming energy as the absorbent distributes the absorbed material throughout its whole volume, whereas adsorption only distributes it on the surface. Absorption

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    In chemistry, absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon where atoms, molecules, or ions enter and are taken up by the volume of a liquid or solid material. This differs from adsorption, where molecules are taken up by the surface. Absorption can be a chemical reaction or a physical process without chemical reaction. Some examples of chemical absorption given are carbon dioxide being absorbed by sodium hydroxide, while examples of physical absorption without chemical reaction given are noble gases and osmium tetroxide being extracted from one liquid phase to another. Absorption involves a substance capturing and transforming energy as the absorbent distributes the absorbed material throughout its whole volume, whereas adsorption only distributes it on the surface. Absorption

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    In chemistry, absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in

    which atoms, molecules or ions enter some bulk phase – liquid or solid material. This is a different


    process from adsorption, since molecules undergoing absorption are taken up by the volume, not by
    the surface (as in the case for adsorption). A more general term is sorption, which covers
    absorption, adsorption, and ion exchange. Absorption is a condition in which something takes in
    another substance.[1]
    In many processes important in technology, the chemical absorption is used in place of the physical
    process, e.g., absorption of carbon dioxide by sodium hydroxide – such acid-base processes do not
    follow the Nernst partition law.
    For some examples of this effect, see liquid-liquid extraction. It is possible to extract a solute from
    one liquid phase to another without a chemical reaction. Examples of such solutes are noble
    gases and osmium tetroxide.[1]
    The process of absorption means that a substance captures and transforms energy. The absorbent
    distributes the material it captures throughout whole and adsorbent only distributes it through the
    surface.
    The process of gas or liquid which penetrate into the body of adsorbent is commonly known as
    absorption.

    Types of absorption
    Absorption is a process that may be chemical (reactive) or physical (non-reactive).

    Chemical absorption
    Chemical absorption or reactive absorption is a chemical reaction between the absorbed and the
    absorbing substances. Sometimes it combines with physical absorption. This type of absorption
    depends upon the stoichiometry of the reaction and the concentration of its reactants. They may be
    carried out in different units, with a wide spectrum of phase flow types and interactions. In most
    cases, RA is carried out in plate or packed columns.[2]

    Physical absorption
    Water in a solid
    Hydrophilic solids, which includes many solids of biological origin, can readily absorb
    water. Polar interactions between water and the molecules of the solid favour partition of the water
    into the solid, which can allow significant absorption of water vapour even in relatively low humidity.
    Moisture regain
    A plant fibre (or other hydrophilic material) that has been exposed to the atmosphere will usually
    contain some water even if it feels dry. The water can be driven off by heating in an oven, leading to
    a measurable decrease in weight, which will gradually be regained if the fibre is returned to a
    'normal' atmosphere. This effect is crucial in the textile industry – where the proportion of a material's
    weight made up by water is called the moisture regain.[3]

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