Question

If you place a crystal substance on a tabletop, return to view it after some time passes, and find it as a powdered substance, which of the following processes most likely took effect? A. Efflorescence B. Crystallization C. Deliquescence D. Distillation

Answer 1

Some crystals slowly lose their water of crystallization on exposure to the

air and turn into a powdery substance. This process is known as

EFFLORESCENCE

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Efflorescence is the correct answer not Crystallization

Answer 2

B. Crystallization is the answer