if you dont know chemistry dont look at this if you do plzz help me!!!?

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if you dont know chemistry dont look at this if you do plzz help me!!!?

describe a method that you could use to obtain MgSO4 from MgSO4*7H2O

* means times like multiply!

2007-11-07 13:03:04 · 2 answers · asked by manny 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Heat strongly, by which I mean to several hundred degrees C.

2007-11-07 13:09:09 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The * does not mean multiply. The substance is called a hydrate and the * means that for every one MgSO4 in the solid there are also seven water molecules. These H2O molecules are not chemically joined to the MgSO4, but rather are trapped (in various ways) inside the crystal matrix.

The above answer about heating is entirely correct.

2007-11-07 13:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by ChemTeam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋