1- Alum used in cooking is potassium aluminum sulfate hydrate, KAl(SO4)2. XH2O. To find the value of X, you can heat the sample of compound. Assume you heat 4.74 g of the hydrated compound and that sample loses 2.16 g of water. What is the value of X

THE VALUE OF X IS 7 AND THE FORMULA OF THE HYDRATED SALT IS KAl(SO4)2.7H20

Explanation:

1. write out the varibales given in thequestion:

Mass of the hydrated salt = 4.74 g

Mass of water lost = 2.16 g

Formula of the hydrated salt = KAl(SO4)2. XH20

2. calculate the molar mass of the salt and that of water of crystallization:

Molar mass of anhydrous salt = ( K = 39, Al = 27, S = 32, 0=16)

= ( 39 + 27 + 32*2 + 16 * 8

= (39 + 27 + 64 + 128)

= 258 g/mol

Molar mass of water = 18 g/mol

3. Use this expression to calculate X:

The expression,

XH20 / molar mass of anhydrous salt = Mass of water lost / Mass of hydrated salt.

X = molar mass of anhydrous salt * mass of water lost / mass of anhydrous salt * H20

where XH20 is the molar mass of water of crystallization, is used to calculate the value of X.

4. Solve for X:

So therefore:

X = 258 * 2.16 / 4.74 * 18

X = 557.28/ 85.32

X = 6.53

X is approximately 7.

The value of X is 7 and the formula pf the hydrated salt is KAl(SO4)2.7H20

the answer is yes

it has kinetic energy

reason

an object has kinetic energy when you stop the force carrying it, the object will stay in motion.

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