The secondary valency and the number of hydrogen bonded water molecule(s) in CuSO 4 · 5 H 2 O ,…
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Solution
In , is coordinated with 4 water molecules and two more oxygen atoms from Sulphate ion.
Now fifth water molecule is hydrogen-bonded and is deeply embedded in a crystal. It is not coordinated.
Only 4 water molecules are coordinated and the fifth is the only hydrogen bonded.

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (18 Mar Shift 2)