The technique that we will be using in this lab is gravimetric analysis. Gravimetric analysis is a method in which the amount of an analyte, the substance being analyzed in a compound, can be determined through the measurement of mass. For instance, in this experiment, we will use gravimetric analysis in order to determine the amount of water molecules present in a salt hydrate. We will do this by heating the sample of salt hydrate(with water) using a Bunsen burner, which will cause all of the water molecules to dissolve, only leaving the anhydrous(without water) salt. To determine the amount of water molecules that was removed, we will subtract the mass of the salt after water is removed from the mass of the salt before water is removed. Furthermore,
