Formulate a Hypothesis Answer the lab question “How can drying a hydrate help you determine its mole ratio of water to salt?” by filling in the boxes below to create a hypothesis. If . . . then . . . because . . . .
If we dry the hydrate then, what will remain is the amount of salt, all of the water will evaporate. We are then able to determine the masses of the salt and water and consequently be able to determine the number of moles by dividing the masses by the molar mass. Then, solve for the mole ratio.
