Chemistry A-Level
Hydration of an anhydrous salt to remove water
What Hydration of an anhydrous salt to remove water means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The anhydrous salt removes residual water by hydrating and forming a hydrated solid, and enough drying agent is used to leave some free-flowing solid.
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