The compound bao absorbs water and carbon dioxide readily and is used to dry gases and organic solvents. What is its name?

The name of compound Bao that absorbs water and carbon dioxide and readily used to dry gases and organic solvents is Barium oxide

explanation

when naming compounds metal is named first followed by non metal

for this case Ba is the symbol for Barium metal hence it first name followed oxide from symbol O. since oxide from oxygen it is the second name of the compound the ending is replaced with ide hence the word barium oxide