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प्रश्न
Explain the following observation:
In the expression anhydrous copper sulphate, what is meant by “anhydrous”?
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उत्तर
Copper sulphate loses water of crystallization when heated and becomes white powder of CuSO4. This white powder (CuSO4) without water is anhydrous.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give two examples of Crystalline anhydrous substances.
Give two examples for Deliquescent substance.
Water turns the colour of anhydrous copper sulphate .................
Give one word for the following statement:
A property due to which a substance absorbs water without dissolving.
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 drying or desiccating agents? Give 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.
Match the substances in List I with the appropriate answer in List II.
| List I | List II |
| 1. Green vitriol | A: Permanent hardness in water |
| 2. Paint | B: Hygroscopic |
| 3. Magnesium chloride | C: Temporary hardness in water |
| 4. Magnesium bicarbonate | D: Heptahydrate |
| 5. Calcium oxide | E: Colloidal |
Select the correct answer from the choice given in the options.
An anhydrate of a heptahydrate salt _____.
Give a reason for the following:
Heating a hydrated copper sulphate crystal is deemed a chemical change.
