What is the effect of heat on the following compounds? a. Magnesium chloride hexahydrate b. Gypsum c. Magnesium sulphate heptahydrate

What is the effect of heat on the following compounds? a. Magnesium c

1.	What is the effect of heat on the following compounds? a. Magnesium chloride hexahydrate b. Gypsum c. Magnesium sulphate heptahydrate
Answer» SOLUTION :a. `MgCl_(2).6H_(2)Ooverset(Delta)(to) Mg(OH)Cl+HCl+5H_(2)O` (b)`CaSO_(4).2H_(2)Ooverset(120^(@)C)(to)CaSO_(4)1/2H_(2)O+3/2H_(2)O` (plaster of PARIS) (c)`MgSO_(4).7H_(2)Ooverset(473K)(to)MgSO_(4)+7H_(2)O`