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absorption

Physical or chemical process

Instance of: chemical term
, physics term
Subclass of: chemical process
, physical process
, sorption

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Absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in which atoms, molecules or ions enter the liquid or solid bulk phase of a material. This is a different process from adsorption, since molecules undergoing absorption are taken up by the volume, not by the surface.

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Different from: adsorption
Absorption criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items

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