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in BR chemistry, chapter 1... they use the term hydroscopic to refer to a hydroscopic salt that soaks up H2O and doesnt react with CO2.

what does hydroscopic mean? when i looked it up this is what i found...


The word is misspelled and therefore has no definition. The spelling is hygroscopic.
The definition of hygroscopic is: readily taking up and retaining moisture.
The definition is from Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary.


is hydroscopic the wrong word? there is also a passage in BR concerning this concept.
 
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I've heard people use either, although I understand that "hygroscopic" is the correct version. Hygroscopic compounds normally need to be kept in a dessicator, or carefully sealed away from the atmosphere to prevent them taking up too much water.
 
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BerkReviewTeach said:
You have a very old version of the general chemistry books.
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WHAT?! i thought i had the most up to date version of all books! i called BR and they said i had the most up to date versions for everything.

do you know what the most current version is? For GCHEM, i have the books with the blue cover (yellow trim); copyright year is 2008.

ill have to check all my books tmw. is there a thread with the most recent versions of all BR books? now im worried... thanks for bringing this to my attention
 
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MCATMadness said:
WHAT?! i thought i had the most up to date version of all books! i called BR and they said i had the most up to date versions for everything.

do you know what the most current version is? For GCHEM, i have the books with the blue cover (yellow trim); copyright year is 2008.

ill have to check all my books tmw. is there a thread with the most recent versions of all BR books? now im worried... thanks for bringing this to my attention
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I have a 2003 copy with that typo and a Summer 2010 copy without that typo, so I'm not sure when it was removed. Because you mentioned that typo, I assumed you had the 2003 book I was looking at. If you ordered it from BR in the last year, then you have the latest version.
 
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BerkReviewTeach said:
I have a 2003 copy with that typo and a Summer 2010 copy without that typo, so I'm not sure when it was removed. Because you mentioned that typo, I assumed you had the 2003 book I was looking at. If you ordered it from BR in the last year, then you have the latest version.
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would you recommend getting the 2010 summer editions of the series? how can i find out if there have been important changes to the editions i have? i called BR and they said what i had was the most recent.

also, thanks for answering so many of my posts/questions. i read all your posts and your super helpful. 🙂 its very appreciated!
 
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