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What are Clatharate hydrate? Explain it with suitable example.

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  • Gas hydrates in which the guest molecules are not bonded chemically but retained by the structure of host is called Clatharates. 
  • Water forms clatharate hydrates, e.g., methane hydrate (CH420H2O) which arc a type of ice that will bum when a lit match is held to it. 
  • The structure of methane hydrate is made of linked polyhedra that contains 20 hydrogen bonded water molecules forming a cage in which methane molecule is trapped. 
  • Deposits of methane clatharates occur naturally in deep sea bed.
  • Hydrates are commonly obtained when water is frozen in presence of a gas such as argon, methane, etc. 
  • Most gases form hydrates under high pressure.


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