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🧪 A hydrated chemical 💧 With five water molecules
pentahydrate

pentahydrate

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Containing five water molecules in its crystal structure
  • adjective
  • /ˌpɛn.təˈhaɪ.dreɪt/
  • Specialized
: pentahidratado
  • Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate is a common blue chemical used in laboratories.

Examples

  • Copper sulfate pentahydrate is commonly used in labs.

  • Does the pentahydrate version dissolve easily?

  • The label indicated that the compound was a pentahydrate rather than an anhydrous form.

  • When heated, the pentahydrate loses its water molecules and changes color.

  • The chemist noted that the pentahydrate form of the compound was crucial for the experiment's success.

  • In her research paper, she explained how the pentahydrate version affected solubility in different solvents.

  • He discovered that the pentahydrate variant of the chemical had distinct thermal properties.

Surface Forms

pentahydrate positive

Morphology

pentahydrate = hydrate (transparent) = penta + hydrate

Standard chemical formation: 'penta-' (five) + 'hydrate' (a substance containing water) yields a compound containing five waters.

Etymology

Pentahydrate combines penta- meaning 'five' and hydrate meaning 'water', as in pentagon and dehydrate. So when a substance is called a pentahydrate it has five water molecules in its solid form.