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Question
How many molecules of water of crystallisation (per formula unit) are present in:
copper sulphate crystals?
Solution
Copper sulphate crystals contain five molecules of crystallisation in one formula unit. The chemical formula is CuSO4.5H2O (copper sulphate pentahydrate) .
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