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Pentahydrate vs Monohydrate - What's the difference?

pentahydrate | monohydrate |

In chemistry terms the difference between pentahydrate and monohydrate

is that pentahydrate is a hydrate whose solid contains five molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell while monohydrate is a hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.

pentahydrate

English

Noun

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

    • monohydrate

    English

    Noun

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