A 100 g sample of a hydrate containing cobalt, sulfur, oxygen, and water lost 44.70 g of water when heated. The remaining anhydrous salt found to contain 21.24 g Co, 11.38 g S, and 22.68 g O. What is the empirical formula of the hydrate?
mass of water = 44.70 g
moles of water = 44.70 / 18 = 2.5
% Co = (21.47 / 100) x 100 = 21.47
% of S = 11.38
% of O = 22.68
convert % to atomic ratio by dividing with atomic masses
atomic ratio of Co = 21.24 / 58.9 = 0.36
atomic ratio of S = 11.38 / 32 = 0.36
atomic ratio of O = 22.68 / 16 = 1.42
now convert atomic ratio to simplest ratio by dividing with small value.
Co = 0.63 / 0.36 = 1
S = 0.36 /0.36 =1.0
O = 1.42 / 0.36 = 4.0
empirical formula of anhydrate salt = CoSO4
empirical formula of hydrated salt
CoSO4 .2.5H2O
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