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Liquid sodium polyacrylate is a solution of a superabsorbent polymer, which is the sodium salt of polyacrylic acid. It is a clear, colorless to pale yellow liquid that is used as a thickening, gelling, and dispersing agent in various industries like paint, construction, and water treatment. Its ability to absorb large amounts of water is a key property that makes it useful in these applications, and it can also be used to create gel-like substances. 

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A superabsorbent polymer (SAP) (also called slush powder) is a water-absorbing hydrophilic homopolymers or copolymers^[1] that can absorb and retain extremely large amounts of a liquid relative to its own mass.^[2]

Water-absorbing polymers, which are classified as hydrogels when mixed,^[3] absorb aqueous solutions through hydrogen bonding with water molecules. A SAP's ability to absorb water depends on the ionic concentration of the aqueous solution. In deionized and distilled water, a SAP may absorb 300 times its weight^[4] (from 30 to 60 times its own volume) and can become up to 99.9% liquid, and when put into a 0.9% saline solution the absorbency drops to approximately 50 times its weight.^{[citation needed]} The presence of valence cations in the solution impedes the polymer's ability to bond with the water molecule.

The SAP's total absorbency and swelling capacity are controlled by the type and degree of cross-linkers used to make the gel. Low-density cross-linked SAPs generally have a higher absorbent capacity and swell to a larger degree. These types of SAPs also have a softer and stickier gel formation. High cross-link density polymers exhibit lower absorbent capacity and swell, and the gel strength is firmer and can maintain particle shape even under modest pressure.