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प्रश्न
What is deliquescence? What name is given to the compounds exhibiting such property?
उत्तर
Deliquescence is the phenomenon by which certain salts absorb moisture from air, lose their water of crystallization and dissolve in it to form a saturated solution.
The substances which exhibit deliquescence are called deliquescent.
For example : Caustic soda NaOH, Caustic potash KOH.
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