Question

What do you mean by water of crystallization of a substance? Describe an activity to show that blue copper sulphate crystals contain water of crystallization.

Answer 1

water of crystallization is the amount of water in the substance which keeps it in the solid state..

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Answer 2

water of crystallization or water of hydration are water molecules that are present inside crystals.

The blue colour of copper sulphate is restored.In the above activity copper sulphate crystals which seem to be dry contain the water of crystallization and when these crystals are heated the water present in crystals is evaporated and the salt turns white.Water of crystallization is the fixed number of water molecules ...