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What is water of crystallization??? |
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Answer» It is the molecule of water whose absorbed by environment Water of crystallization is the fixed number of water molecules present in one formula unit of a salt. Or we can say water stoichiometrically bound into crystal. For example, chemical formula of hydrated copper sulphate is CuSO4.5H2O. Copper sulphate has 5 molecules of water of crystallisation. Sodium carbonate (Na2CO3.10H2O) contains ten molecules of water of crystallisation. |
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