formula of hydrate salt?

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formula of hydrate salt?

What is the formula for CuSO4 - 5H20?

Please explain.

2006-11-27 08:21:17 · 2 answers · asked by kay 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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CuSO4•5H20
The dot notation denotes the hydrate.

2006-11-27 08:25:10 · answer #1 · answered by Edgar Greenberg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Do you mean the formula in words? that would be copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate. The (II) means the copper has two valence electrons. hydrate means water and penta means there is 5 water molecules in the hydrated salt. So CuSO4 - 5H20 means that for every copper (II) sulfate molecule, there are 5 water molecules in the solution.

2006-11-27 16:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by smiley5671 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋