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14 December, 05:03

A hydrate of CuSO4 has a mass of 12.98 g before heating. After heating, the mass of the anhydrous compound is found to be 9.70 g.

Explain how you would determine the formula of the hydrate and then write out the full name of the hydrate.

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  1. 14 December, 08:15
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    The solution follows as;

    Given:

    CuSO4 - 9.70 (weight)

    Water / H2O - 12.98 - 9.70 = 3.28 (weight)

    Molecular weight of CuSO4 - 160

    Molecular weight of H2O - 18

    To solve;

    = weight of CuSO4 x MW of CuSO4

    = 970 / 160

    = 328/x*18

    = 6x = 18

    = x - 3

    = CuSO4*3H2O
  2. 14 December, 09:02
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    Explanation of the strategy: 1) calculate the mass of water and convert to number of moles, 2) convert the mass of anhydrous CuSO4 to moles, and, 3) calculate the mole ratio of water to CuSO4 anhydrous

    1) Calculate the mass of water:

    mass of water = mass of the hydrate CuSO4 - mass of the anhydrous compound

    mass of water = 12.98 g - 9.70 g = 3.28g

    2) Calculate the number of moles of water

    number of moles = mass in grams / molar mass

    molar mass of water = 18.01 g/mol

    number of moles of water = 3.28 g / 18.01 g/mol = 0.182 mol

    3) Calculate the number of moles of CuSO4 anhydrous

    number of moles = mass in grams / molar mass

    molar mass of Cu SO4 = 159.6 g/mol

    number of moles of CuSO4 = 9.70g / 159.6 g/mol = 0.0608 moles

    4) Calculate the ratio moles of water / moles of CuSO4

    ratio = moles of water / moles of CuSO4 = 0.182 / 0.0608 = 2.99 ≈ 3

    Therefore the molecular formula is CuSO4. 3H2O

    Name: copper (II) sulfate trihydrate.
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