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use as an absorbent?

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Exactly how can this solid function as an absorbent? Melting it first seems unlikely and according to the article it is unsoluble. Happy to be proven wrong, but I don't see it. Yoenit (talk) 14:50, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

 Done - You are correct. The article clearly points out that the substance in question adsorbs with a 'd', not absorbs with a 'b'. The difference being that one soaks up into itself, the other holds it to the surface. Activated Charcoal, for example, works because it is highly porous, allowing for a much greater surface area, but this does not imply that the activated charcoal (the carbon) itself absorbs. I will delete the word "absorbent" until someone can actually reference that it can do so.
Thank you for that catch - good eye. Christopher, Salem, OR (talk) 11:58, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Synthetic?

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I came to the page via Talc which has. "Magnesium silicate" redirects here. For the synthetic form, see synthetic magnesium silicate. Synthetic magnesium silicate? What are they talking about? Unless I am missing something there is some odd stuff going on here. Mtpaley (talk) 02:02, 26 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]