A student heated a hydrated salt sample with an inital mass of4.8702g. After the first heating, the mass had decreased to3.0662g.
a) If the same was heated to constant weight after reheating, what is the minimum mass that the sample can have after the second weighing? Show how you determined the answer
b) The student determined that the mass lost by the same was 1.8053. What was the percent water in the original hydrated sample? Show calculation setup