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Post Lab Questions 1. a) Ask your instructor for the true (correct) formula of the unknown bydrate: b) Write the systematic (use nomenclature rules) name for this compound. c) Compare this formula with the one you obtained. Are they the same or different? 2. What colors did you observe for the following? a) Copper chloride hydrate b) Copper chloride dehydrated solid c) Copper chloride aqueous solution before reaction with aluminum d) Copper chloride aqueous solution after reaction with aluminum 3. In this experiment, you worked with all types of matter: elements, compounds, homogeneous mixtures, heterogeneous mixtures. Give examples of each type that were encountered in this lab. a) Element(s) b) Compound(s) c) Homogeneous mixture(s) d) Heterogeneous mixture(s) 4. a) What ions are present in the correct copper chloride hydrate? Give the sign (+ or ) and magnitude of their charges. b) Does water exist in the crystal lattice predominately as molecules of H2O or as ions of H+and OH