You have just experienced the "crystallisation of discontent." The term "crystallisation of discontent" was first coined by the American social psychologist Roy Baumeister in 1991. He proposed ...

Thermodynamic phase diagrams, which illustrate how concentration ... The theory reveals that crystallization happens in two stages: first, a melt-like pre-growth intermediate form is created.

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Here is the formula for hydrated copper(II) sulfate. Notice that water of crystallisation is separated from the main formula by a dot.