Hi. I am trying to calculate the percent of water in an uknown hydrate. The given data is: mass of empty crucible +lid = 27.19g   mass of crucible + lid and hydrate = 28.58g   mass of crucible + lid and sample after heating(anhydrous salt) = 27.68g     % water in hydrate formula = mass of water/mass of hydrate * 100

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Hi. I am trying to calculate the percent of water in an uknown hydrate. The given data is: mass of empty crucible +lid = 27.19g   mass of crucible + lid and hydrate = 28.58g   mass of crucible + lid and sample after heating(anhydrous salt) = 27.68g    

% water in hydrate formula = mass of water/mass of hydrate * 100 

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