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A hydrate of cobalt(II) chloride had a mass of 238.0 g before heating. After heating, the anhydrous CoC1, weighed 130.7 g.
What is the mass of the water that was removed by heating?
mass of the water =
How many moles of water were removed by heating?
moles of the water =
How many moles of anhydrous CoCl, remain?
moles of CoCl₂ =
What is the hydration number (moles of water per mole of compound)?
hydration number=
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