Charcoal is a good absorbing agent due to its large surface area that can attract particles to its surface True, charcoal can attract particles that can pass through its pores True, the surface area of the charcoal makes it more exposed to the material to be absorbed False, charcoal does not have a large surface area False, the particles cannot be absorbed but will only stick to the surface of the charcoal

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Charcoal is a good absorbing agent due
to its large surface area that can attract
particles to its surface
True, charcoal can attract particles that
can pass through its pores
True, the surface area of the charcoal
makes it more exposed to the material
to be absorbed
False, charcoal does not have a large
surface area
False, the particles cannot be absorbed
but will only stick to the surface of the
charcoal
Transcribed Image Text:Charcoal is a good absorbing agent due to its large surface area that can attract particles to its surface True, charcoal can attract particles that can pass through its pores True, the surface area of the charcoal makes it more exposed to the material to be absorbed False, charcoal does not have a large surface area False, the particles cannot be absorbed but will only stick to the surface of the charcoal
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