A hydrate of copper(II) sulfate has the formula

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Problem

\text{CuSO}_4 \cdot x\,\text{H}_2\text{O}

. Heating a 5.000 g sample of the hydrate to constant mass leaves 3.196 g of anhydrous

\text{CuSO}_4

. Determine the mass percent of water in the hydrate. (a) 63.9\% (b) 56.4\% (c) 36.1\% (d) 28.0\%