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Consider the following minerals: Anhydrite: CaSO 4 Bassanite: CaSO 4 * 1/2 H 2 O

ID: 684827 • Letter: C

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 )