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Hydration is an important process in many other applications; one example is the production of Portland cement by the crosslinking of calcium oxides and silicates that is induced by water. Hydration is the process by which desiccants function. CuSO 4 ·5H 2 O is bright blue and has a rather different structure from its colourless anhydrous ...
For example: ethanol, CH 3 −CH 2 −OH, is the product of the hydration reaction of ethene, CH 2 =CH 2, formed by the addition of H to one C and OH to the other C, and so can be considered as the hydrate of ethene. A molecule of water may be eliminated, for example, by the action of sulfuric acid.
Water-reactive substances [1] are those that spontaneously undergo a chemical reaction with water, often noted as generating flammable gas. [2] Some are highly reducing in nature. [3] Notable examples include alkali metals, lithium through caesium, and alkaline earth metals, magnesium through barium.
For example, a solution of table salt, also known as sodium chloride (NaCl), in water would be represented as Na + (aq) + Cl − (aq). The word aqueous (which comes from aqua) means pertaining to, related to, similar to, or dissolved in, water. [1] [2] As water is an excellent solvent and is also naturally abundant, it is a ubiquitous solvent ...
In some cases, the degree of hydration can be critical to the resulting chemical properties. For example, anhydrous RhCl 3 is not soluble in water and is relatively useless in organometallic chemistry whereas RhCl 3 ·3H 2 O is versatile. Similarly, hydrated AlCl 3 is a poor Lewis acid and thus inactive as a catalyst for Friedel-Crafts reactions.
The conversion of ethanol to ethylene is a fundamental example: [3] [4] CH 3 CH 2 OH → H 2 C=CH 2 + H 2 O. The reaction is accelerated by acid catalysts such as sulfuric acid and certain zeolites. These reactions often proceed via carbocation intermediates as shown for the dehydration of cyclohexanol. [5] Some alcohols are prone to dehydration.
The reaction also produces calcium silicate, used in cement clinker production. [15] [16] 2 CaSO 4 + 2 SiO 2 + C → 2 CaSiO 3 + 2 SO 2 + CO 2. Some component reactions pertaining to calcium sulfate: CaSO 4 + 2 C → CaS + 2 CO 2 3 CaSO 4 + CaS + 2 SiO 2 → 2 Ca 2 SiO 4 + 4 SO 2 3 CaSO 4 + CaS → 4 CaO + 4 SO 2 Ca 2 SiO 4 + CaO → Ca 3 OSiO 4
One example is the pair [CrCl(H 2 O) 5]Cl 2 •H 2 O and [Cr(H 2 O) 6]Cl 3. [1] The former has one water of crystallization but the latter does not. Another example is the pair of titanium(III) chlorides, [Ti(H 2 O) 6]Cl 3 and [Ti(H 2 O) 4 Cl 2]Cl(H 2 O) 2. The former is violet and the latter, with two molecules of water of crystallization, is ...