Assertion: calcium chloride | /r/CapableOf | absorb water
Facets:
value: from the air
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from the substance
type: OTHER
value: from surroundings
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to form a clear liquid
type: PURPOSE
value: from the its environment
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: like table salt
type: OTHER
value: so well
type: MANNER
value: hygroscopic
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: It absorbs water from the air and releases heat when it is dissolved in water.
text: Hygroscopic: calcium chloride absorbs moisture from air and surroundings.
text: It is converted to a brine as it absorbs the water or water vapor from the substance to be dried:
text: Calcium chloride is so hygroscopic, which is the ability to absorb water, that if you leave it in a room uncovered, it can absorb enough water from the air to dissolve into a solution all on its own.
text: When you apply calcium chloride to snow and ice, it absorbs the moisture and starts to dissolve.
text: Because calcium chloride absorbs water so well, and it generates heat when doing so, cement workers add it to concrete to accelerate the cure rate at low temperatures.
text: Like table salt (sodium chloride), calcium chloride absorbs water from the its environment and retains that water for a long period of time, thereby depriving weeds, which eventually die of thirst.
text: It is converted to a brine as it absorbs the water or water vapor from the substance to be dried:
text: Since calcium chloride is hygroscopic, it absorbs water from the air, which could possibly result in corrosion at lower levels and long durations of relative humidity
text: It absorbs water from the air and releases heat when it is dissolved in water.
text: calcium chloride absorbs moisture from air and surroundings.
text: Calcium chloride absorbs moisture from the air to form a clear liquid.
text: Calcium chloride is a hygroscopic compound which means it absorbs moisture.
text: Calcium chlorides absorb moisture and release heat to speed melting (ask for sample packs for demonstration)
text: Calcium chlorides absorb moisture and generates heat to speed melting.