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Question: There was a mechanical defect in the balance so that all mass were actually 1.00g too high. Is the influence on % water for a hydrate higher, lower or not affected by the error.

Question:  There was a mechanical defect in the balance so that all mass were actually 1.00g too high.
Is the influence on % water for a hydrate higher, lower or not affected by the error.

Grade:12th pass

1 Answers

Vikas TU
14149 Points
5 years ago
Since the water content in any compound is the number of molecules present as a hydrate in the compound and the total mass of the compound the percentage actually decreases because of increase in mass of everything by 1g as both increase in numerator and denominator leads to decrease in the value.

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