ICSE Class 9 Chemistry Question 31 of 31

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Question 5.4

Differentiate between the following :

Deliquescent salt and hygroscopic salt

Answer
Deliquescent SaltHygroscopic Salt
Water soluble salts which on exposure to the atmosphere absorb moisture from the atmosphere dissolve in the absorbed moisture and change into liquid state are called Deliquescent salt.Hygroscopic substances like deliquescent substances absorb moisture from the atmosphere when exposed to it but unlike deliquescent substances do not change their state.