the surface (as in the case for adsorption).

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 is a condition in which something

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