Hygroscopy
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hygroscopy-185-7731146
title:
Hygroscopy
text:
Hygroscopy is the phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules via either absorption or adsorption from the surrounding environment, which is usually at normal or room temperature. If water molecules become suspended among the substance's molecules, adsorbing substances can become physically changed, e.g. changing in volume, boiling point, viscosity or some other physical characteristic or property of the substance. For example, a finely dispersed hygroscopic powder, such as a salt, may
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Phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygroscopy
date created:
2002-10-20T23:53:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T19:53:02Z
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