Sorption: A Close Up View

5 minutes 45 seconds

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Learn about what happens when atoms, ions, or molecules attach to the surface of a substance without entering it. This video discusses how adsorption occurs at the chemical level.

Media Details

Runtime: 5 minutes 45 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Chemistry, Physics, Science Methods
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
Release Year: 2016
Producer/Distributor: LearningGamesLab

Learning Modules

Lights and gauges with display screens cover the walls. Illustration of energetic reaction drawn on top. Caption: it releases a lot of energy in the form of heat.

Person in a science lab. One beaker contains an orange liquid, and one beaker contains a green liquid. Caption: It's orange. That means its pH is 5.

Industrial plant from a distance. Caption: That's the world's largest PLA manufacturing plant.

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Person speaking. Caption: about nanobots replicating and taking over the world.

Person speaking. Caption: between one and one hundred nanometers.