By giving example define the following terms: Deliquescence

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Certain water-soluble substances, when exposed to the atmosphere at ordinary temperature, absorb moisture from the atmospheric air to become moist and ultimately dissolve in the absorbed water, forming a saturated solution.
For example Caustic soda(NaOH), Caustic potash(KOH).

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