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Define the following term: Efflorescence - Chemistry

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Define the following term: 

Efflorescence

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It is the phenomenon by which hydrated salts, on exposure to dry air, lose their water of crystallization and crumble to powder.

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Frank Chemistry Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 3 Study Of Acids, Bases and Salts
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