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Q. What do mean by hydrated salt? Explain with some examples |
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Answer» A hydrated salt (or hydrate) is a salt which has a number of water molecules associated with the ions within its crystalline structure. These water molecules maybe referred to as the waters of crystallization or water of hydration.\xa0Example:Washing soda — Na2CO3.10H20\xa0Gypsum — CaSO4.2H2O\xa0Plaster of paris — CaSO4. 1 / 2 H2O.\xa0 salts that contains water of crystallisation is called hydrated salt.eg. sodium sulphate decahydrate (Na2SO4.10H2O)& copper sulphate pentahydrate (CuSO4.5H2O) |
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