Table salt gets moist during rainy season because ........

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Table salt gets moist during rainy season because

sodium chloride is hygroscopic

sodium chloride is deliquescent

sodium chloride contains some quantity of sodium iodide

sodium chloride contains hygroscopic impurities like magnesium chloride

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Explanation:

Table salt is refined salt, which contains about 97 to 99 percent sodium chloride.
It usually contains substances that make it free-flowing (anticaking agents) such as sodium aluminosilicate or magnesium carbonate.
Because of Hygroscopic nature of salt it
become wet in rainy season as the salt absorbs moisture from environment.