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27 September, 11:51

Ron and Hermione begin with 1.50 g of the hydrate copper (II) sulfate ∙ x-hydrate (CuSO4 ∙ xH2O), where x is an integer. Part of their practical exam is to determine this integer x. They are working in pairs, though Hermione is doing most of the work. This should be discouraged! After dehydration they find that they are left with 0.96 g of the an-hydrate CuSO4. What is the unknown integer x? Round the answer to the nearest integer.

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  1. 27 September, 12:15
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    5

    Explanation:

    We can go about this using the percentage compositions.

    First, we calculate the percentage composition of the copper sulphate. This is obtainable by using the mass.

    0.96/1.5 * 100 = 64%

    Hence the percentage by mass of the water present is 36%

    The molar mass of the anhydrous sulphate is 64 + 32 + 4 (16) = 160g/mol

    The molar mass of the water is 2 (1) + 16 = 18g/mol

    Not forgetting that it is in multiples of x, the total molar mass of the water is 18x moles

    The total mass of the copper sulphate hydrate is 160 + 18x

    Now how do we get x? Like it is said earlier, the percentage composition is constant.

    Hence, 64/100 * (160 + 18x) = 160

    16000 = 64 (160 + 18x)

    16000 = 10,240 + 1152x

    16,000 - 10,240 = 1152x

    1152x = 5760

    x = 5760/1152

    x = 5
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