What is the theoretical percent water in the hydrate MgSO47H2O?

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anor277
Oct 3, 2017

In the heptahydrate, let us see......I get over 50%......

Explanation:

So we gots #MgSO_4*7H_2O#

#"% water"="Mass of water"/"Mass of hydrate"xx100%#

#=(7xx18.01*g*mol^-1)/(246.47*g*mol^-1)xx100%=??%#

And this a reason why anhydrous mag sulf is such an effective drying agent.

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