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  2. Absorption (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    A more common definition is that "Absorption is a chemical or physical phenomenon in which the molecules, atoms and ions of the substance getting absorbed enter into the bulk phase (gas, liquid or solid) of the material in which it is taken up." A more general term is sorption, which covers absorption, adsorption, and ion exchange. Absorption ...

  3. Adsorption - Wikipedia

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    Brunauer, Emmett and Teller's model of multilayer adsorption is a random distribution of molecules on the material surface. Adsorption is the adhesion [1] of atoms, ions or molecules from a gas, liquid or dissolved solid to a surface. [2] This process creates a film of the adsorbate on the surface of the adsorbent.

  4. Thermal decomposition - Wikipedia

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    Processes in the thermal degradation of organic matter at atmospheric pressure.. Thermal decomposition, or thermolysis, is a chemical decomposition of a substance caused by heat. The decomposition temperature of a substance is the temperature at which the substance chemically decomposes.

  5. Thermodynamics of micellization - Wikipedia

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    This is the minimum temperature the solution must be at to allow the surfactant to precipitate into aggregates. [8] Below this temperature no level of solubility will be sufficient to precipitate aggregates due to minimal movement of particles in solution. [8] The Krafft Temperature (T k) is based on the concentration of counter-ions (C aq). [8]

  6. Atomic absorption spectroscopy - Wikipedia

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    The cold-vapor technique is an atomization method limited only for the determination of mercury, due to it being the only metallic element to have a large vapor pressure at ambient temperature. [citation needed] Because of this, it has an important use in determining organic mercury compounds in samples and their distribution in the environment.

  7. Absorption spectroscopy - Wikipedia

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    A liquid or solid absorber, in which neighboring molecules strongly interact with one another, tends to have broader absorption lines than a gas. Increasing the temperature or pressure of the absorbing material will also tend to increase the line width.

  8. Moisture sorption isotherm - Wikipedia

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    Normally, materials hold less moisture when they are hotter, and more moisture when they are colder. Occasionally, a set of isotherms are provided on one graph that shows each curve at a different temperature. Such a set of adsorption isotherms is provided in Figure 3 as measured by Dini on a Type V silica gel. [4] Figure 3. Type V Isotherm ...

  9. Capillary condensation - Wikipedia

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    Figure 1: An example of a porous structure exhibiting capillary condensation.. In materials science and biology, capillary condensation is the "process by which multilayer adsorption from the vapor [phase] into a porous medium proceeds to the point at which pore spaces become filled with condensed liquid from the vapor [phase]."