A 0.755-g sample of hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO 4 ? xH 2 O) was heated carefully until

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A 0.755-g sample of hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4 ? xH2O) was heated carefully until it had changed completely to anhydrous copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4) with a mass of 0.483 g. Determine the value of x. [This number is called the “ number of waters of hydration” of copper(II) sulfate. It specifies the number of water molecules per formula unit of CuSO4 in the hydrated crystal.]

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Chemical Principles

ISBN: 978-1111580650

7th edition

Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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