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OpenStudy (highschoolmom2010):

How many water molecules are in 48 formula units of calcium chloride dihydrate (CaCl2. 2H2O)?

OpenStudy (highschoolmom2010):

96

rishavraj (rishavraj):

yup ..i guess its 96

OpenStudy (jfraser):

each unit of salt crystal contains 2 molecules of water, so in 48 units of salt there should be twice as many water molecules: 96

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