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Discussion Forum : General Science - Elements and Metals (Q.No. 18)
18.
The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is called
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Sparhst said:
7 years ago
Deliquescence is the process by which a substance absorbs moisture from the atmosphere until it dissolves in the absorbed water and forms a solution. Deliquescence occurs when the vapour pressure of the solution that is formed is less than the partial pressure of water vapour in the air.
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Chinku said:
7 years ago
Deliquescence, the process by which a substance absorbs moisture from the atmosphere until it dissolves in the absorbed water and forms a solution. Deliquescence occurs when the vapour pressure of the solution that is formed is less than the partial pressure of water vapour in the air.
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Kumar said:
8 years ago
Desiccation is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying. A desiccant is a hygroscopic (attracts and holds water) substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately sealed container.
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Anurag said:
8 years ago
@Suresh.
The formation of a solution by the absorption of moisture from the air.
The formation of a solution by the absorption of moisture from the air.
Suresh said:
8 years ago
What is Osmosis?
Manivannan said:
9 years ago
Simple to say deliquesence is nothing but a substance becoming liquid form when exposed to air.
MR. SINGH said:
9 years ago
What is the exact answer? Please tell the correct one.
Aneri said:
9 years ago
@Ranjit.
Liquefaction is a term used in materials sciences to refer to any process which either generates a liquid from a solid or a gas, or generates a non-liquid phase which behaves in accordance with fluid dynamics.
Liquefaction is a term used in materials sciences to refer to any process which either generates a liquid from a solid or a gas, or generates a non-liquid phase which behaves in accordance with fluid dynamics.
RANJIT said:
10 years ago
What is liquefaction?
Keshav said:
1 decade ago
Tending to melt or dissolve; especially tending to undergo gradual dissolution and liquefaction by the attraction and absorption of moisture from the air.
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