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Question
Explain the following observation:
Why is fused calcium chloride or cone, sulphuric acid used in a desiccator?
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Solution
Anhydrous or fused calcium chloride is highly hygroscopic in nature it readily absorbs moisture, also it is deliquescent in nature and is therefore used as a drying agent in a desiccator.
Concentrated sulphuric acid being hygroscopic in nature absorbs moisture from the air and gets diluted and acts as a drying agent as well as a dehydrating agent and hence is used in a desiccator.
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