Chapter 3, Problem 3.73QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The number of moles of $H_{2}O$ present in $15.01g$ of hydrated copper sulfate $CuS{O}_4.5H_{2}O$ has to be calculated.

Concept Introduction:

The amount of a substance is generally represented in number of moles or simply moles.

Mole of a substance is related to molar mass and mass of a substance as follows,

    $\text{no}\text{.of moles, mol = }\frac{\text{mass (in g)}}{\text{molar mass (g/mol)}}$