JEE Advanced levelOne or more correct optionsDifficulty 3 of 3bn070
Select all hydrates, identified by name, whose formula unit contains exactly 9 oxygen atoms. Take each name literally and deduce the formula from it, whether or not that hydrate is the common one.
Acopper(II) sulfate pentahydrate
Bsodium thiosulfate pentahydrate
Ciron(II) sulfate pentahydrate
Dmagnesium sulfate heptahydrate
Answer: A, C
Sulfate has 4 O, so CuSOX4⋅5HX2O has 4+5=9 and FeSOX4⋅5HX2O has 9. NaX2SX2OX3⋅5HX2O has 3+5=8 and MgSOX4⋅7HX2O has 4+7=11.