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Question
Write the name and formula of one salt each which contains:
two molecules of water of crystallisation
Solution
Gypsum (calcium sulphate crystals) contains two molecules of crystallisation in one formula unit and hence is written as CaSO4.2H2O. It is also called calcium sulphate dihydrate.
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