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Why NaOH.nH2O , Where n = 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 & 7.
Why n cant have 6 and other values to it?

Vineeth , 10 Years ago
Grade 11
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Gaurav

Last Activity: 10 Years ago

Hello Student
Here n represents the number of water molecule attached to the NaOH . These are called water of crystallization.
The number of water of crystallization is 1, 2, 3,4 or 5. Practically. More than 5 water of crystallization is not found in case of NaOH. This is probably due the fact that NaOH being small molecules can not accommodate more than 5 water molecules.

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