Mar 1, 2020
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19 Composition of the Substance: 20 21 The compound magnesium sulfate (anhydrous) contains magnesium, sulfur, and oxygen, MgSO4. 22 Magnesium sulfate also occurs in hydrated forms (MgSO4xH2O), including monohydrate and 23 heptahydrate. The monohydrate and heptahydrate forms contain one and seven H2O molecules, 24 respectively (ChemIDplus Lite, 2011; Kawamura and Rao, 2007). Magnesium sulfate is considered ionic 25 because a metal (magnesium) and a non-metal (sulfate) are bonded. Within the sulfate molecule, there is a 26 covalent bond between the sulfur and oxygen atoms. The molecular structure of anhydrous magnesium 27 sulfate is shown in Figure 1. 28 29 Figure 1. Molecular Structure of Magnesium Sulfate (Anhydrous) 30 31