Assertion: sodium hydroxide | /r/HasProperty | hygroscopic
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: However, sodium hydroxide is not used as a primary standard because it is hygroscopic and absorbs carbon dioxide from air.
text: Zinc chloride and calcium chloride, as well as potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide (and many different salts), are so hygroscopic that they readily dissolve in the water they absorb: this property is called deliquescence.
text: Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is a strongly basic organic compound that is also very hygroscopic.