Define the term Hydrated salt. Give two examples of hydrated salt which are white and state their chemical formula.


A salt which has a number of water molecules associated with the ions within its crystalline structure is called Hydrated salt.

Examples of hydrated salts are:

  • Washing Soda-Na2CO3.10H2O
  • Gypsum-CaSO4.2H2O
  • Plaster of Paris: $CaSO_{4} .\frac{1}{2} H_{2} O$

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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