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Write two examples of deliquescent substance


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Deliquescence

  • Some of the water-soluble substances, when left exposed to the atmosphere at ordinary temperature absorb moisture, lose their crystalline form, and get converted into their saturated solution is called a deliquescent. The phenomenon is called deliquescence
  • Deliquescence occurs when the vapor pressure of the solution that is formed is less than the partial pressure of water vapor in the air.
  • Calcium chloride(CaCl2) and caustic soda (NaOH) are two examples of deliquescent substance

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