Epsom salt is used in tanning leather and in medicine. It is hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO 4

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Epsom salt is used in tanning leather and in medicine. It is hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO4 ∙ 7 H2O. The water of hydration is lost on heating, with the number lost depending on the temperature. Suppose you heat a 1.394-g sample at 100°C and obtain 0.885 g of a partially hydrated sample, MgSO4 ∙ x H2O. What is the value of x?

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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