Anhydrous CuSO4 is converted to CuSO4・xH2O to absorb water from certain liquids. What is the value of x if 24.3 g of anhydrous CuSO4 is required to remove 13.7 g of H2O from a gallon of gasoline?  Relative atomic masses: H = 1.008;  O = 15.999;  S = 32.06;  Cu = 63.546

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Anhydrous CuSO4 is converted to CuSO4・xH2O to absorb water from certain liquids. What is the value of x if 24.3 g of anhydrous CuSO4 is required to remove 13.7 g of H2O from a gallon of gasoline? 

Relative atomic masses:
H = 1.008;  O = 15.999;  S = 32.06;  Cu = 63.546

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