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.
CHEMISTRY GLOSSARY. Hirsch funnel â Hirschov lijevak. Hirsch funnels are essentially smaller BÃ¼chner funnels and primarily used to collect a desired solid from a relatively small volume of liquid (1-10 mL). The main difference is that the plate is much smaller, while the walls of the funnel angle outward instead of being vertical.