Information AboutHydrate |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT HYDRATE | |
| chemical compounds | |
| hydrates | |
| oxygen compounds | |
| hydrogen compounds | |
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These substances do not contain water as such, but have their constituents ( Hydrogen , Oxygen , Hydroxyl ) so arranged that water may be eliminated. Hence, hydrates are derivatives of, or compounds with, hydroxyl. Such a substance is considered to be Anhydrous when it is not in such a union with water. The corresponding Anhydrate also does not contain any water. The notation of ''hydrous compound'', where ''n'' is the number of water molecules per molecule of anhydrous salt, is commonly used to show that a salt is hydrated. The ''n'' is usually a low Integer , though it is possible for fractional values to exist. In a monohydrate n is one, in a '''hexahydrate''' n is 6 etc. Examples include it is called a Methane Hydrate . |
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