Anhydrous copper sulphate is a paler blue compared to hydrous copper sulphate. See the related link for further information.
Calcium chloride easily absorb water, it is hygroscopic.
Anhydrous crystals are likely to absorb moisture from the air, causing them to become hydrated. This can alter the crystalline structure and purity of the crystals. It is important to store anhydrous crystals in a dry environment to prevent moisture absorption.
Heating crystals of CuSO4 pentahydrate in a test tube will cause the water molecules trapped in the crystal lattice to evaporate, leaving behind anhydrous CuSO4 crystals. The color change observed will be from blue (for the hydrated form) to white (for the anhydrous form).
Water changes blue anhydrous copper sulphate crystals to white by creating hydrated copper sulphate, which is white in color.
A anhydrous crystal is one that has had all of the water molecules removed from it, usually by heating the hydrated crystal to a constant mass.
Sapphire, aquamarine, and tourmaline are a few examples of blue crystals.
Water can be reintroduced into anhydrous crystals through a process called hydration. This often involves exposing the crystals to water vapor, soaking them in a water bath, or by carefully adding water drop by drop while monitoring the crystal's condition. The hydration process allows the crystals to reabsorb water molecules and revert back to their hydrated form.
CaSO4
Hydrated potassium alum appears as colorless or white crystals with a smooth or glassy texture, while the anhydrous form typically appears as a white powder. Hydrated potassium alum can also exhibit water droplets on its surface due to its water content, whereas the anhydrous form does not show this characteristic.
With sufficient heating, the blue colored hydrated copper sulfate crystals common at standard temperature and pressure will lose their water of hydration and lose their blue color. With further heating, the anhydrous crystals will melt.
This is because when crystals of AlCl3.6H2O are heated, they decompose into AlCl3 and water vapor, rather than forming anhydrous AlCl3. The water molecules are released as steam, leaving behind anhydrous aluminum chloride. The presence of water molecules in the crystal structure prevents the formation of anhydrous aluminum chloride by simple heating.
The blue copper(II) sulfate is a pentahydrate: CuSO4.5H2O. The anhydrous form - CuSO4 - is white.