/oss/taxonomy/term/2849/all en /oss/article/did-you-know/those-silica-gel-packs-you-toss-out-are-filled-deliquescent-chemicals <p><span>When you buy a new pair of shoes or stereo you probably encounter, and subsequently toss out, lots of little packets bearing the warning ‘Do Not Eat’ filled with silica gel. Did you know though, that those packs are filled with deliquescent chemicals? </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygroscopy#Deliquescence">Deliquescent materials</a><span> are those that absorb moisture from the air, to the point that, if allowed, they will absorb water until they are dissolved in solution.</span></p> Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:45:44 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 6827 at /oss