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How many hydrogen-bonded water molecule (s) are associated in CuSO_(4).5 H_(2)O ?

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Solution :Only one water molecule, which is outside the BRACKETS (coordination sphere), is HYDRODEN bonded to `SO_(4)^(2-)` ion as shown below . The remaining four molecules are linked to `CU^(2+)` ion by COORDINATE bonds.


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