Interpretation: To calculate the amount of copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate in grams.
Concept Introduction: The compound consisting of water of hydration (water in a crystal) is called a hydrate. The hydrates are written in a manner that the number of water molecules is written after writing the compound separated by a dot.
Answer to Problem 76A
The amount of
Explanation of Solution
The amount of copper (II) sulfate is
The percent water in
This infers that for every
The amount of
needed can be calculated as follows:
Thus, the amount of
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