Why does table salt become sticky during the rainy season?

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Table salt becomes sticky on exposure during the rainy season because table salt generally contains a small percentage of Magnesium chloride, as an impurity. Since these impurities absorb moisture from the air due to their deliquescent nature; therefore it gets wet in the rainy season and becomes sticky.

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