Table of Calculations:
³ Unknown #2
Weight of hydrate before heating .9989g
Weight hydrate after heating .6534g
Weight of water .3455g
Mole of water in hydrate .0192mol
Mole of anhydrous salt: CuSO4
.004094mol
CuCl2 .004859mol CoCl2 .005033mol
Mole ratio of water to each of the anhydrous salts: CuSO4
4.69
CuCl2 3.95 CoCl2 3.81
Observations:
The unknown metal used in this experiment was metal number 2. Its initial color was a shade