Alum used in cooking is potassium aluminum sulfate hydrate, KAl(SO4)2. XH2O. To find the value of X, you can heat the sample of
the compound. Assume you heat 4.74 g of the hydrated compound and that sample loses 2.16 g of water. What is the value of X?
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Answer:
Explanation:
<u>According to Arrhenius concept of acid and base:</u>
"When a base in a solution, produces/yields OH- (Hydroxide) ions."
So, when a base is dissolved in a solution, it produces OH- ions.
<u>For example:</u>
NaOH ⇄ Na⁺ + OH⁻ (So, it is a base)
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