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What are Clathrate hydrate? Explain it with suitable example. |
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Answer» SOLUTION :(i) Gas hydrates in which the guest MOLECULES are not bonded CHEMICALLY but retained by the structure of host is called clatharates. (ii) Water FORMS clatharate hydrates, eg methane hydrates `(CH_4.2OH_2O)` which are a type of ice that will burn when a lit match is held to it (iii) The structure of methane hydrate is made of liked polyhedral that contains 20hydrogen bonded water molecules forming a cage in which methane MOLECULE is trapped. (iv) Deposits of methane clatharates occur naturally in deep sea bed. |
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