Chemistry
Define the following:
(a) Carbonization
(b) Adsorption
(c) Destructive Distillation
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(a) The process of slow conversion of vegetable matter into carbon-rich substances is called carbonization.
(b) Adsorption is the property due to which a substance absorbs gases, liquids and solids only on its surface.
(c) When a substance is heated in the absence of air, the process is called destructive distillation. It results in the decomposition of the substance into its constituent substances.
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