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A crystalline compound when heated became anhydrous by losing 51.2 % of the mass. On analysis, the anhydrous compound gave the following percentage composition: Mg = 20.0 %, S = 26.66 % and O = 53.33 %, Calculate the molecular formula of the anhydrous compound and crystalline compound. The molecular mass of anhydrous compound is 120 u.

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`MgSO_(4)`.
`MgSO_(4). xH_(2)O rarr MgSO_(4) + H_(2)O`
% of `H_(2)O = 512 = (18 xx 100)/(120 + 18x) " "x = 7`.
Molecular formula for hydrated salt is `MgSO_(4).7H_(2)O`
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