shalu Messages 8 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Mar 16, 2008 #1 vermiculite a mineral loss its water molecules when its is heated but it not loses it water molecules completely.how it is possible??
vermiculite a mineral loss its water molecules when its is heated but it not loses it water molecules completely.how it is possible??
jim mcnamara Mentor Messages 4,789 Reaction score 3,854 Mar 21, 2008 #2 You are talking about water of hydration. Example [tex]Si0_2 3(H_20)[/tex] google for water of hydration. Even oven drying to > 100C may not remove it. Last edited: Mar 21, 2008
You are talking about water of hydration. Example [tex]Si0_2 3(H_20)[/tex] google for water of hydration. Even oven drying to > 100C may not remove it.