A 2.000 g sample of CoCl2.xH2O is dried in an oven. When the anhydrous salt is removed from the oven, its mass is 1.565 g. What

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is the value of x?

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Mashutka [201] · Answer 1 · 2024-08-13T05:34:09+03:00

The value of X is 2

The total amount of sample taken is 2.00 g

The amount of sample left in the oven after drying is 1.565g

The amount of sample lost (mass of water driven out) = Total sample-Anhydrous salt left in the oven

= 2.00 - 1.565

= 0.435 grams

The moles of anhydrous salt present in the hydrate = 1.565g/129.83g/mol = 0.01205

The moles of water present in the hydrate = 0.4350g/18.01g/mol = 0.02415

Therefore the ratio of these two are in 1:2 ratio

The complete chemical reaction is CoCl2.2H20

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