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Mechanism of Adsorption

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Why are powdered substances more effective adsorbents than their crystalline forms?

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Powdered substances are more effective adsorbents than their crystalline forms because when a substance is powdered then the surface area increases and physisorption is directly proportional to surface area of adsorbent.

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