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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: Why isn't my salt water evaporating?
« on: 15/09/2023 09:09:02 »
May be hygroscopic salts in there - they absorb moisture from the atmosphere (which BC was alluding to).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygroscopy
In extreme cases, this becomes "deliquescence" - these compounds absorb water from the atmosphere, and dissolve in the extracted water.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygroscopy#Deliquescence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygroscopy
In extreme cases, this becomes "deliquescence" - these compounds absorb water from the atmosphere, and dissolve in the extracted water.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygroscopy#Deliquescence
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