Consider the following minerals: Anhydrite: CaSO 4 Bassanite: CaSO 4 * 1/2 H 2 O
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Question
Consider the following minerals: Anhydrite: CaSO4 Bassanite: CaSO4 * 1/2 H2O Gypsum: CaSO4 * 2H2O If water vapor is the only phase of pure water in thesystem: A) How many phases are there in the system? B) How many components are there? Consider the following minerals: Anhydrite: CaSO4 Bassanite: CaSO4 * 1/2 H2O Gypsum: CaSO4 * 2H2O If water vapor is the only phase of pure water in thesystem: A) How many phases are there in the system? B) How many components are there? Bassanite: CaSO4 * 1/2 H2O Gypsum: CaSO4 * 2H2O If water vapor is the only phase of pure water in thesystem: A) How many phases are there in the system? B) How many components are there?Explanation / Answer
A) The no. of phases in the system are three.
B ) The no. of components in the system is one.CaSO4* n H2O ( n varies as0 , 1/2 , 2 )