By losing water of crystallisation the hydrated salts lost their shape and convert into powdery substance... Since p.o.p consists of water of crystallisation then why does it exist in the form of white powder?
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Water of crystallization or the water of hydration is the water that occurs in the crystals. It is denoted as hydrated compound nH
2
O. For example, gypsum is a soft mass having the formula CaSO
4
.2H
2
O. On heating gypsum, plaster of paris is formed by losing the water of crystallization. Plaster of paris is a hard mass with the formula CaSO
4
.
2
1
H
2
O.
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