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How many water molecules are present in microcosmic salt?
The answer is 4.
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Its not always the case that as it is tetrahydrate, it will have 4 waters of crystallization, Like that of N a X 2 B X 4 O X 7 ⋅ 1 0 H X 2 O . It has 8 water of crystallization.
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But N a X 2 B X 4 O X 7 ⋅ 1 0 H X 2 O is not microcosmic salt.
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Ya, but i was just giving the an example sir, that It is not that. Well, most of the cases it is
Microcosmic salt is also known as ammonium sodium hydrogen phosphate tetrahydrate ( N a N H X 4 H P O X 4 ⋅ 4 H X 2 O ) and it has 4 molecules of water, forming a hydrate.