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What mechanism allows activated carbon to remove pollutants from water and air?

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1. What mechanism allows activated carbon to remove pollutants from water and air?

Absorption, where the pollutant soaks into the carbon like water into a sponge

Adsorption, where pollutant molecules stick to the surface of its pores

Chemical neutralisation of the pollutant’s charge

Filtration through a fine mesh screen

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