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Common salt is crystalline .But the sa...

Common salt is crystalline .But the salt prepared from sea water is wetted .Why ?

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Sea water mainly contains chlorides of sodium ,calcium and magnesium . Sodium chloride separated from sea water contains `MgCl_(2) and CaCl_(2)` as impurities .these impure chloride easily absorb atmosphere water vapour and are hydrated .
Because of the hygroscopic nature of `MgCl_(2) and CaCl_(2)` common salt NaCl prepared from sea water is wetted .
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