sorption

Physical and chemical process by which one substance becomes attached to another

EntityQ898533

Subclass of: physical process
, chemical process

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Sorption is a physical and chemical process by which one substance becomes attached to another. Specific cases of sorption are treated in the following articles:Absorption"the incorporation of a substance in one state into another of a different state" ; AdsorptionThe physical adherence or bonding of ions and molecules onto the surface of another phase ; Ion exchangeAn exchange of ions between two electrolytes or between an electrolyte solution and a complex.

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