Examples: MgSO4.2H2O, UO2(NO3)2.6H2O, NaCl.2H2O etc.
Only some salts have hydrates, not all. These salts contain in the formula water of crystallization.
No, only some salts change the color after dehydration.
Sodium chloride (NaCl) is not a hydrated salt.
A hydrated salt has a number of waters of hydration combined to each molecule of salt whereas an anhydrous salt is one that has had its waters of hydration removed. An example of a hydrated salt is nickel sulfate hexahydrate, NiSO4·6H2O. The waters of hydration can be removed by a simple heating, resulting in NiSO4(s) + 6H2O(g).
The change of color after dehydration is not a general phenomenon.
A hydrated salt contain water of crystallization.
You might be thinking of hydrated salts. Examples include hydrated Copper Sulfate (CuSO4 . 5H2O)
probably hydrated beryllium salts like BeCl2.H20
You might be thinking of hydrated salts. Examples include hydrated Copper Sulfate (CuSO4 . 5H2O)
When an anhydrous salt retain water in the crystalline structure.
Anhydrous salts prepared by evaporating the water contained in a hydrated salt. However, anhydrous salts are non-electrolytes, meaning they can't pass an electric current.
On heating, hydrated salts lose their water of crystallization and as a result, the crystals lose their shape and colour and change to a powdery substance.