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.
How many Oscars has Meryl Streep won? And how many Oscar nominations? Here are the films that got her Academy Awards wins and nominations, with actors, directors, and subjects. Meryl Streep has won 3 Oscars so far (I can see more coming; the woman is on a roll). She also has no less than 18 Oscar nominations at the time of my writing this (January 25, 2013). I plan to see most of the movies listed below.