On Tue, 4 Jul 2006, William Chops Westfield wrote:

>
> On Jul 4, 2006, at 2:01 PM, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
>
>>> I once bought a kilo bag of a desiccant product hoping to
>>> cure a mildew problem in a cupboard. ...it turned entirely
>>> liquid (with water from the air I presume). That was
>>> unexpected. Does anyone know what this substance is?
>> 
>> I think it's a hygroscopic salt. Not sure which one.
>
> Sounds like Calcium Chloride, marketed under a variety of
> names.

Thanks for that. Would CaCl2 turn entirely liquid with just moisture 
from the air ? What would be a household test for CaCl2 ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_chloride


Peter
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