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Monohydrate vs Sesquihydrate - What's the difference?

monohydrate | sesquihydrate |

In chemistry terms the difference between monohydrate and sesquihydrate

is that monohydrate is a hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell while sesquihydrate is a hydrate whose solid contains three molecules of water of crystallization per two molecules, or per two unit cells.

monohydrate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell

    • sesquihydrate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains three molecules of water of crystallization per two molecules, or per two unit cells