Which of the following is/are uses of Activated charcoal?
Decolourisation of solutions
Purification of sugar
Removal of taste
None of these
Activated charcoal is used in gas masks, decolourization of solutions and removal of taste.
Animal charcoal is used for purification of sugar.
Impure black coloured solution of acetic acid is added to activated charcoal and heated for a while. Then the colour of acetic acid changes to its purest form, impurities are absorbed by activated charcoal. Which of the following characteristics of coal absorbs the impurity?