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What does it mean when an ion from a salt forms a hydration sphere?
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When a salt crystal is dropped into water the water molecules are attracted to the salt's ions and will surround them What is this called?
Hydration
What are hydrates and what is hydration?
Some salts have a property called "hygroscopy". This means that they absorb water from the air in a preset ratio (like, 5 molecules of water for every 2 units of the salt for example). They give this water off when heated. Therefore, there are actually two forms of the salt, they "hydrate" or "hydrous" form, which has the water, and the "anhydrate" or "anhydrous form", which does not. These two forms can have surprisingly different properties. Hydration is the process of going from an anhydrate to a hydrate (the source of the water doesn't matter, so don't say it's "absorbing water from the air").
What is called the property of a salt by which it absorbs water from the atmosphere?
The property of a salt that enables it to absorb water from the atmosphere is known as hygroscopicity.
What ingredient pepper or salt forms a solution with water?
Salt forms a solution when added to water.
When describing acids and bases what does neutral mean?
Neutral means if the is a reaction between a base and alkali which forms a salt.
What is hydration an example of?
salt water
Is there a way that one can calculate the degree of hydration in a given substance?
The degree of Hydration is just the ration of the salt to the water molecules.
When a salt crystal is dropped into water the water molecules are attracted to the salt's ions and will surround them What is this called?
Hydration
How are hydrated salts different from anhydrous salts?
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).
What is the amount of water in salt called?
It's called "water of hydration".
What are hydrates and what is hydration?
Some salts have a property called "hygroscopy". This means that they absorb water from the air in a preset ratio (like, 5 molecules of water for every 2 units of the salt for example). They give this water off when heated. Therefore, there are actually two forms of the salt, they "hydrate" or "hydrous" form, which has the water, and the "anhydrate" or "anhydrous form", which does not. These two forms can have surprisingly different properties. Hydration is the process of going from an anhydrate to a hydrate (the source of the water doesn't matter, so don't say it's "absorbing water from the air").
What is called the property of a salt by which it absorbs water from the atmosphere?
The property of a salt that enables it to absorb water from the atmosphere is known as hygroscopicity.
What forms a salt?
The combination that forms salt are sodium and chloride! hope that helps?
What combination forms a salt?
The combination that forms salt are sodium and chloride! hope that helps?
Are cystals of salt really dry?
Not necessarily. There could be water molecules (hydration) present in the crystal lattice.
What ingredient pepper or salt forms a solution with water?
Salt forms a solution when added to water.
What forms when a body of salt water evaporates?
Salt. You get salt flats.
