GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Deliquescent substances are referred to known as those substances which absorbs moisture from the surrounding and dissolves themselves with the moisture or water to form a solution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deliquescent substances, when exposed to atmosphere at ordinary temperatures, absorb moisture from atmospheric air. They become moist, lose their crystalline form and ultimately dissolve in the absorbed water, forming a saturated solution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Deliquescence is the absorption of moisture present in the air by salts at room temperature. These salts absorb moisture from atmosphere to form a saturated solution. For example, anhydrous calcium chloride (anhydrous CaCl2) absorbs moisture from air, becomes moist and forms a solution.