dehydrated calcium chloride is used as a dehydration agent.why?
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Calcium chloride is strongly hygroscopic (absorbs water from its surroundings), so it removes moisture from the air, making it dryer. ... Therefore, anhydrous calcium chloride is used as a dehydrating agent.
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The compound is when dissolved in water, it absorbs the water molecules and due to this nature it is used as dehydrating or drying agent in organic reactions.
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