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Hygroscopic substances are used to absorb humidity.
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Hygroscopic substances used as drying agents?
A dessicant
What are hydroscopic substances and what are they used for?
Hygroscopic substances are chemicals that are easily dissolvable in water. One way in which they are used is as a dessicant.
What are 3 uses for hygroscopic substances?
which substance absorb moisture from atmosphere without dissolved in it are_ HYGROSCOPIC SUBSTANCE they are used as drying water ep= caO,enthyualcohol,cencencertrated , sulphuric acid
What is a compound that gains so much water that can be used to dry other substances?
These compounds are hygroscopic and are called dessicants.
Is an unknown being weighed is hygroscopic?
An unknown being weighed is hygroscopic.
What are hygroscopic substances and what are they used for?
Hygroscopic substances can absorb water easily; they are used for the drying other substances or to extract water from boxes, containers, packagings, etc.
How is salt used in cloud-seeding?
the use of hygroscopic materials, such as SALT. 1.what is hygroscopic materials? -it is the ability of a substances to attract and hold water molecules from the sourrounding environments.
Hygroscopic substances used as drying agents?
A dessicant
What are hygroscopic substances?
Substances which absorb moisture from atmosphere without dissolving in it are - HYGROSCOPIC substances. They are used as "drying agents". ex: CaO, ethyl alcohol, concentrated sulphuric acid.
What is hygroscopic behavior?
a hygroscopic object absorbs moisture from the air.
What are hydroscopic substances and what are they used for?
Hygroscopic substances are chemicals that are easily dissolvable in water. One way in which they are used is as a dessicant.
What are hygroscopic tendencies?
refers to those substances which readily absorb moisture from the atmosphere
Is ethanol considered to be hygroscopic?
Hygroscopic substances include cellulose fiber such as ethanol, methanol and diesel fuel. As hydrogen bonding causes pure ethanol to readily absorbs water from the air, ethanol is considered to be hygroscopic.
What are 3 uses for hygroscopic substances?
which substance absorb moisture from atmosphere without dissolved in it are_ HYGROSCOPIC SUBSTANCE they are used as drying water ep= caO,enthyualcohol,cencencertrated , sulphuric acid
What is a compound that gains so much water that can be used to dry other substances?
These compounds are hygroscopic and are called dessicants.
What is the difference between efflorescent and hygroscopic?
Efflorescent substances (e.g. sodium carbonate decahydrate, copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate) lose some or all of their water of crystallisation when exposed to the air. Hygroscopic substances (e.g. concentrated sulphuric acid, calcium oxide) absorb water from the atmosphere but do not dissolve in it.
What is the opposite of Hygroscopic?
Non-Hygroscopic
