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Absorption and adsorptions are respectively:(a) surface phenomena, bulk phenomena(b) bulk phenomena, surface phenomena(c) both are bulk phenomena(d) both are surface phenomena
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Absorption is a bulk phenomenon where the substance is uniformly distributed throughout the body. On the other hand, adsorption is a surface phenomenon where the substance is only on the surface of the body. Show more…
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