Assertion: sodium carbonate | /r/CapableOf | absorb water
Facets:
value: from air
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Sodium carbonate is a stable but hygroscopic solid (absorbs water from air) and readily dissolves in water to form weakly acidic carbonic acid and the strong base, sodium hydroxide.
text: If you buy sodium carbonate without the extra water molecules, then store it for several years in humid conditions, it will absorb some water and appear to lose strength, when in fact it has merely 'bulked up' and needs to be used in larger volumes.