5.6 What do you understand by activation of adsorbent? How is it achieved?
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by activation of adsorbent, it means increasing the adsorbing power of adsorbent. We can do it by following ways-
By increasing the surface area of the adsorbent by cutting adsorbent into small pieces or powdering it.
Some treatment can be also done to the adsorbent so that its power gets increased. example- charcoal is activated by heating it between 650 K and 1330 K in vacuum or air