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Table 1 Salts and its equilibrium relative humidity at different temperatures

From: Study on equilibrium moisture sorption characteristics and modeling of Karaya (Sterculia urens Roxb.) gum

S. no.

Salts with chemical formula

Equilibrium relative humidity (%)

30 °C

40 °C

50 °C

60 °C

1

Lithium Chloride (LiCl)

11.28

11.21

11.40

10.95

2

Potassium Fluoride (KF)

22.68

20.80

20.77

3

Potassium Acetate (CH3CO2K)

21.61

31.40

4

Magnesium Chloride (MgCl2)

32.44

32.70

29.26

5

Potassium Carbonate (K2CO3)

43.17

37.70

6

Magnesium Nitrate (Mg (NO3)2

51.40

48.42

46.30

47.70

7

Cobalt Chloride (COCl2)

55.48

50.01

8

Sodium Nitrite (NaNO2)

63.00

9

Potassium Iodide (KI)

66.09

64.49

63.11

10

Sodium Nitrate (NaNO3)

67.35

11

Sodium Chloride (NaCl)

75.00

74.68

74.70

12

Potassium Chloride (KCl)

83.62

82.32

80.25

13

Potassium Nitrate (KNO3)

92.31

89.03

85.00

14

Potassium Sulphate (K2SO4)

95.80

95.82