Question

How is a wet salt different from a hydrated salt? Is water binding in different ways in the two cases? How?

Answer 1

wet salt : Wet salt means, the one which is mixed with water from the external source.In this case salt is mscible with water or it may be dissolved with water.

hydrated salt: The salt which contains water molecules in its composition.

examples : epsom salt, Gypsum, sodium carbonate deca hydrate.

In both the cases water binding in different ways.In wet salt water has hydrogen bonding with ions in the salt.

in hydrated salt, water is present as discrete units.