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Charcoals are good _________. (adsorbents/absorbents)

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Solution

Adsorption is a surface phenomenon in which a thin layer of substance is adsorbed on the surface of the other substance commonly known as an adsorbent.
Adsorbate is the substance that is adsorbed and adsorbent is the substance on which adsorption occurs.
Charcoal provides a good surface for the adsorption of various gases. Hence, acts as a good adsorbent.
Final answer: Charcoals are good adsorbents.

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