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Deliquescent substances absorb moisture from the air & changes into a solution.

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The correct option is A True
It is the process by which a substance absorbs moisture from the atmosphere until it dissolves in the absorbed water and forms a solution. Deliquescence occurs when the vapor pressure of the solution is less than the partial pressure of water vapor in the air.

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