Epsom salts, a strong laxative used in veterinary medicine, is a hydrate, which means that a certain number of water molecules are included in the solid structure. The formula for Epsom salts can be written as MgSO4•xH2O, where x indicates the number of moles of water per mole of magnesium sulfate. When 5.061 g of this hydrate is heated to 250*C, all the water of hydration is lost, leaving 2.472 g of MgSO4. What is the value of x? [Hint: Find the moles of water lost & moles of compound MgSO4 remaining. The ratio of water to compound = coefficient x]
2007-09-27
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