ANS:B - > 1

Absorption factor, for a fixed degree of absorption from a fixed amount of gas, should be greater than 1. The absorption factor is defined as the ratio of the amount of solute absorbed by the solvent to the amount of solute that would be absorbed if the solvent were completely saturated with the solute at the given conditions. If the absorption factor is greater than 1, it indicates that the solvent is absorbing more solute than it would if it were completely saturated. This implies efficient absorption and indicates that the solvent has a high capacity for absorbing the solute under the given conditions. Therefore, the correct answer is > 1.