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In the hydrate formula you found, how many waters were there? This follows the general formula CuSO4 x H2O.

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Answer:

There are x water molecules in the hydrate

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we want to get the number of water molecules present

In writing a hydrate formula, we write the formula of the anhydrous salt first

In this case, the anhydrous salt is copper sulfate

Now, we move on to the hydrate molecule. The number of the water molecules is the first thing, followed by the formula for water

In this case, we have this number as x

Thus, we can conclude that there are x molecules of water in the hydrate

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