Absorption (chemistry) Totally Explained

Everything about Absorption Chemistry totally explained

Absorption, in chemistry, is a physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in which atoms, molecules, or ions enter some bulk phase - gas, liquid or solid material. This is a different process from adsorption, since the molecules are taken up by the volume, not by surface. A more general term is sorption which covers adsorption, absorption, and ion exchange. If absorption is a physical process not accompanied by any other physical or chemical process, it usually follows the Nernst partition law: ť "the ratio of concentrations of some solute species in two bulk phases in contact is constant for a given solute and bulk phases";

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The value of constant K_N depends on temperature and is called partition coefficient. This equation is valid if concentrations are not too large and if the species "x" doesn't change its form in any of the two phases "1" or "2". If such molecule undergoes association or dissociation then this equation still describes the equilibrium between "x" in both phases, but only for the same form - concentrations of all remaining forms must be calculated by taking into account all the other equlilibria.
   In the case of gas absorption, one may calculate its concentration by using for example the Ideal gas law, c = p/RT. Alternatively, one may use partial pressures instead of concentrations.
   In many technologically important processes, the chemical absorption is used in place of the physical process, for example absorption of carbon dioxide by sodium hydroxide - such processes don't follow the Nernst partition law.
   For some examples of this effect see liquid-liquid extraction, it's possible to extract from one liquid phase to another a solute without a chemical reaction. Examples of such solutes are noble gases and osmium tetroxide.

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