A 3.564 g of a sample of a hydrated barium chloride salt BaCl_2 cdot X H_2O is heated to a...

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A {eq}\displaystyle \rm 3.564 \ g {/eq} of a sample of a hydrated barium chloride salt {eq}\displaystyle \rm BaCl_2 \cdot X H_2O {/eq} is heated to a constant mass of {eq}\displaystyle \rm 2.641 \ g {/eq} of {eq}\displaystyle \rm BaCl_2 {/eq}.

Calculate the mass of water lost from the hydrated salt.

Hydrates:

A hydrate can easily be determined from its chemical formula. This would contain an inorganic salt and water which has a corresponding stoichiometric ratio. The water molecules are adsorbed on the surface of the inorganic salt, with a crystalline form.

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Determine the mass of water, {eq}\displaystyle m_{H_2O} {/eq}, that is lost from the hydrate. We take note that, upon heating the hydrate, the...

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