What is water of crystallization?

What is meant by "water of crystallization" of a substance? Describe an activity to show the water of crystallization.

What is meant by crystallization?How is impure copper sulphate purified by this process?

What is crystallization?

Give example of the salt that possess water of crystallization?

Passage-I : Metallic sulphates can be obtained by reacting the metals (above hydrogen in ECS), or its oxide, hydroxide or carbonate with dil. H_(2)SO_(4) . Group IA metals also form hydrogen sulphates which can be isolated in solid. In general metal sulphates are soluble in water and crystallize with water of crystallization. Sulphates are thermally more stable than nitrates. Select the sulphate which is water soluble:

What is water cycle?

Name two salts and water their formulae which possesses water of crystallization .

What is crystallization? How do you make crystallization of copper sulphate?

What is crystallization ? How do you make crystallization of copper sulphate?

(A) Single crystals are formed when the process of crystallization is rapid (R) Single larger crystals have less defects compared to small crystals.