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Efflorescent substances (e.g. sodium carbonate decahydrate, copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate) lose some or all of their water of crystallisation when exposed to the air. Hygroscopic substances (e.g. concentrated sulphuric acid, calcium oxide) absorb water from the atmosphere but do not dissolve in it.

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