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___________ 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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Solution
Efflorescence is the phenomenon by which hydrated salts on exposure to dry air lose their water of crystallisation and crumble to powder.
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