Detemine the empirical formula of the hydrated salt from question 1 (A 5 gram sample of hydrated beryllium carbonate, BeCO3 x H2O is heated according to the procedure described in this laboratory. After heating, the sample is found to weight 2.446 grams. How many moles of H2O were present in the sample? How many

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Detemine the empirical formula of the hydrated salt from question 1 (A 5 gram sample of hydrated beryllium carbonate, BeCO3 x H2O is heated according to the procedure described in this laboratory. After heating, the sample is found to weight 2.446 grams. How many moles of H2O were present in the sample? How many moles of BeCO3 were present? Answers came out to 0.03544 mol BeCO3 and 0.1418 mole H2O) Write your answer in the format, BeCO3 xH2o where "x" is an integer.

 

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