Towards the end of your pregnancy, the placenta passes antibodies through the umbilical cord from you to your baby. These give your baby immunity from infections for about three months after birth. However, it only passes on antibodies that you already have.
Hygroscopicity is defined as absorb moisture. With sugar being solid, it absorbs moisture in its surrounding (air). Therefore, sugar is hygroscopic because it is solid that â¦does not contain much moisture.
A hygrometer measures the amount of water vapor in the air, or humidity. The higher the temperature, the more water vapor air can hold. The amount of water vapor in the air co â¦ mpared to what it can hold at a given temperature is called relative humidity.