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Adsorption vs Absorbance - What's the difference?

adsorption | absorbance |

As nouns the difference between adsorption and absorbance

is that adsorption is adsorption while absorbance is (physics) a logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density .

adsorption

English

(wikipedia adsorption)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface. Not to be confused with the process of absorption.

    • Antonyms

    * desorption

    See also

    * absorption * sorption

    Anagrams

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    absorbance

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia absorbance) (en noun)
  • (physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.

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