The secondary valency and the number of hydrogen bonded water molecule(s) in CuSO4.5H2O are respectively x and y. The product of two numbers is ____

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The secondary valency and the number of hydrogen bonded water molecule(s) in CuSO₄.5H₂O are respectively x and y. The product of two numbers is ____

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When coordination of the fifth water molecule with copper(II) ion is explained in terms of Lewis structures of CuSO₄.5H₂O,Cu is coordinated with 4 (X)water molecules.Fifth number of one (Y)water molecule is hydrogen bonded .Therefore product of X and Y is equal to four.

Hence, correct option is :(A) 4

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