Question

A student used 1.2 g of hydrate in the first trial and 1.6 g in the second trial. Explain fully why her mass percent of water will be the same for both trials even though she used more hydrate in the second trial. (Do not simply state that the mass percent is an intensive property ).

Answer 1

Both trials of 1.2 g and 1.6 g will have the same mass percent of water because the ratio of the salt to the water of hydration is always constant for any hydrated salt.

Water of hydration

For every hydrated salt, the ratio of the salt to the water of hydration remains constant irrespective of the amount of salt taken for experimental analysis.

For example, assuming the mass percent of water in 10g of a hydrated salt is 40%, if 100g of the same salt is taken, the mass percent will remain 40%.

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