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Why activated charcoal is a better absor...

Why activated charcoal is a better absorbent than ordinary charcoal ?

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The activated charcoal acts as a better adsorbent than ordinary charcoal, because activation energy involved in the the process of adsorption in former case is lower than that in later case of ordinary charcoal.
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