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While often confused, absorbents take in liquids or gases into their internal structure (like a sponge soaking up water), whereas adsorbents attract and hold molecules on their surface (like activated carbon capturing odors). Absorption involves bulk penetration, while adsorption is a surface phenomenon. Understanding this distinction is crucial when selecting materials for applications such as air filtration (adsorption) versus spill cleanup (absorption).