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प्रश्न
Name three methods by which hydrous substances can be made anhydrous.
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उत्तर
Three methods by which hydrous substances can be made anhydrous are:
- Heating under vacuum.
- Direct heating.
- Heating in dry or hot air.
- By using dehydrating/desiccating agents such as warm concentrated sulphuric acid.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define water of crystallization. Give two examples with formulae.
Give one word for the following statement:
Water molecules in loose chemical combination with other substances.
The substance that can remove hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the ratio of 2:1(in the form of water) from the compound.
What are hydrous substances? Explain with examples.
Differentiate between ‘hydrated’ & ‘anhydrous’ crystals. Give the chemical formula of – the following hydrated crystals -
(a) Washing soda
(b) Gypsum
(c) Blue vitriol
(d) Epsom salt
(e) Glauber’s salt.
State which crystal from (a) to (e) is a pentahydrate.
Explain the following observation:
In the expression anhydrous copper sulphate, what is meant by “anhydrous”?
Give a reason for the following:
Heating a hydrated copper sulphate crystal is deemed a chemical change.
Differentiate between the following:
Deliquescent salt and hygroscopic salt
Define Hydrated salt.
A hot saturated solution of copper sulphate forms crystals as it cools. Why?
