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Question
Write the names, formulae and colours of any two hydrated salts.
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Solution
- Copper sulphate pentahydrate crystals (CuSO4.5H2O) are blue in colour.
- Iron sulphate heptahydrate crystals (FeSO4.7H2O) are green in colour.
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