If Epsom salt, MgSO4· x H2O, is heated to 250 °C, all the water of hydration is lost. Onheating a 1.687-g sample of the hydrate, 0.824 g of MgSO4 remains. How manymolecules of water occur per formula unit of MgSO4?

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If Epsom salt, MgSO4
· x H2O, is heated to 250 °C, all the water of hydration is lost. On
heating a 1.687-g sample of the hydrate, 0.824 g of MgSO4 remains. How many
molecules of water occur per formula unit of MgSO4?

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