Hydrates are compounds that incorporate water molecules into their fundamental solid structure. In a hydrate (which usually has a specific crystalline form), a defined number of water molecules are associated with each formula unit of the primary material. Gypsum is a hydrate with two water molecules present for every formula unit of CaSO4.
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- After losing out five times, director Martin Scorsese was awarded his first Oscar on Sunday for his mob informer movie The Departed.. And moments after Scorsese walked offstage, clutching his Oscar, The Departed was named best picture.
Biggest box office hit of his illustrious career ... The Wolf of Wall Street director Martin Scorsese unlikely to win an Oscar on Monday.(Picture: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images) Martin Scorsese had to wait 25 years for his first Academy Award. The Wolf of Wall Street, which despite its R-rating has become the veteran directorâs biggest box office hit, is unlikely to earn him a second.