The mole ratio of a salt and its water of hydration is an integer.
The mole ratio of a salt and its water of hydration can be any number.
The mole ratio of a salt and its water of hydration cannot be determined.
and can you please explain why it is right as well? Thank you :)
The mole ratio of a salt and its water of hydration can be any number.
The mole ratio of a salt and its water of hydration cannot be determined.
and can you please explain why it is right as well? Thank you :)
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The hydration number of salt is not always an integer, although that's what we usually see. Here's a paper indicating fractional hydration numbers: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/art…
But the hydration number can't simply be any old number. The hydration number will come from a ratio of small whole numbers like 1:4, 1:5 1:6, 2:3, 2:5, etc.
The hydration number is usually quite easy to determine by simply evaporating of the water while getting the mass before and after.
It would see that none of these are true.
But the hydration number can't simply be any old number. The hydration number will come from a ratio of small whole numbers like 1:4, 1:5 1:6, 2:3, 2:5, etc.
The hydration number is usually quite easy to determine by simply evaporating of the water while getting the mass before and after.
It would see that none of these are true.