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 is weather instrument used to measure the amount of humidity in the atmosphere. There are two main types of hygrometers â a dry and wet bulb psychrometer and a mechanical hygrometer. What is Humidity? Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere caused by condensation and evaporation. It can be measured as absolute humidity (the amount of water vapor in a unit volume of air), or as relative humidity (the ratio of moisture in the atmosphere to the maximum moisture the atmosphere can hold). 1  It is what gives you that horrible sticky feeling on a hot day and can cause heat stroke.