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Question
What are hydrous substances? Explain with examples.
Solution
Substances which contain water molecules along with salt are hydrated substances.
Examples: Sodium carbonate decahydrate: Na2CO3.10H2O
Copper sulphate pentahydrate: CuSO4.5H2O
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