Question

Barium chloride dihydrate has the formula bacl2 2h2o. Assume there is another hydrate (bacl2 xh2o). If 8.492 g of this other hydrate gives 5.928 g of anhydrous baso4 upon treatment with sulfuric acid, calculate the value of x

Answer 1

Answer:

Barium chloride dihydrate has the formula BaCl2.2H2O.

For the above question, the no. of moles of water in the hydrate compound of BaCl2 is calculated as follows:

Explanation: