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Taking sodium carbonate as an example, give the meaning of the following terms: Anhydrous

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Taking sodium carbonate as an example, give the meaning of the following terms:

Anhydrous

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Hydrous salt on heating lose their water of crystallization, such salts are then called anhydrous.
For example: Na2CO3.10H2O on losing 10 molecules of water forms Na2CO3.

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Chapter 3: Study of Acids, Bases and Salts - Questions from ICSE Examinations [Page 70]

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