Hydrates and Empirical Formula Worksheet

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1. A 20g sample of a hydrate of nickel sulfate (NiSO4) lost 9.63g of

water when heated. Determine the hydrate's formula.
2. A hydrate containing copper, sulfur, oxygen, and water lost 9g upon
heating. Originally, the hydrate had weighed 25g. Analysis of the
anhydrous substance revealed that the 6.4g of Cu, 3.2g of S, and 6.4g
of O were present. Find the formula of the hydrate.
3. A compound was found to contain 55.2 percent xenon and 44.8
percent chlorine. Find the empirical formula.
4. A 10g sample of a compound contains 4.00g C, 0.667g H, and 5.33g
O. Find the empirical and molecular formulas. The molar mass is 180
g/mol.
5. You have a 5.40 gram sample that contains 0.88 grams of hydrogen
and 4.52 grams of carbon. If the molar mass of the compound is 86
grams/mole, what are the empirical and molecular formulas?
6. A certain quantity of sodium carbonate decahydrate was heated to
remove the water. The mass of the anhydrous compound that
remained was 2.764 g. What was the original mass of the hydrated
sodium carbonate?
7. Find the percent water in cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate.
8. If Epsom salt, MgSO4 * xH2O is heated to 250 degrees Celsius, all the
water of hydration is lost. On heating a 1.687g sample of the
hydrate, 0.824g of MgSO4 remains. What is the formula for Epsom
salt?
9. Sharmanium is a hydrate of iron (II) phosphate that contains 28.72%
water. What is the coefficient of water in the hydrate?