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Water of Crystallization

The document discusses water of crystallization, which is water that occurs inside crystals and is often incorporated in the formation of crystals from aqueous solutions. Upon crystallization from water or moist solvents, many compounds incorporate water molecules in their crystalline frameworks, and water of crystallization can generally be removed by heating but the crystalline properties are often lost.

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Water of Crystallization

The document discusses water of crystallization, which is water that occurs inside crystals and is often incorporated in the formation of crystals from aqueous solutions. Upon crystallization from water or moist solvents, many compounds incorporate water molecules in their crystalline frameworks, and water of crystallization can generally be removed by heating but the crystalline properties are often lost.

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Water of Crystallization

n chemistry, water of crystallization or water of hydration or crystallization water is water


that occurs inside crystals. Water is often incorporated in the formation of crystals from aqueous
solutions.[1] In some contexts, water of crystallization is the total weight of water in a substance at
a given temperature and is mostly present in a definite (stoichiometric) ratio. Classically, "water
of crystallization" refers to water that is found in the crystalline framework of a metal complex or a
salt, which is not directly bonded to the metal cation.

Upon crystallization from water or moist solvents, many compounds incorporate water molecules
in their crystalline frameworks. Water of crystallization can generally be removed by heating a
sample but the crystalline properties are often lost. For example, in the case of sodium chloride,
the dihydrate is unstable at room temperature.

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