You Can Calculate How Much Water of Crystallisation a Salt Contains

Question 1

What does one mole of a hydrated salt always have?

Answer 1

A particular number of moles of water of crystallisation - formula shows how many

Question 2

How many moles of water does hydrated copper Sulfate have for every one mole of salt?

Answer 2

Five moles of water for one mole of the salt

Question 3

What do many hydrated salts do to become anhydrous?

Answer 3

Lose their water of crystallisation when heated

Question 4

How can you work out the formula?

Answer 4

If you know the mass of the salt when its hydrated and when it’s anhydrous

Question 5

Check out example page 22

Answer 5

Ok