define water of crystallization
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- ◈ The water of crystallization means having a fixed number of molecules present in one formula of a unit of salt.
- ◈ Crystal salts with water of crystallization are known as hydrates.
- ◈ The other names of water crystallization are crystallization water or water of hydration.
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Water of crystallization is the fixed number ofwater molecules present in one formula unit of a salt. ... For example, chemical formula of hydrated copper sulphate is CuSO4 · 5H2O. Copper sulphate has 5 molecules of water of crystallisation.
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