Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
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Chapter 2.10, Problem 4RC
Epsom salt is MgSO4 · 7H2O. When heated to 70 to 80°C it loses some, but not all, of its water of hydration. Suppose you heat 2.465 g of Epsom salt to 75°C and find that the mass is now only 1.744 g. What is the formula of the slightly dehydrated salt?
- (a) Mg SO4 · 6H2O
- (b) MgSO4 · 5H2O
- (c) MgSO4 · 4H2O
- (d) MgSO4 · 3H2O
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