A 0.386g sample of a sodium sulfate hydrate with the general formula Na2SO4.xH2O is heated. The mass after heating is 0.170g. What is the full formula and name of the hydrate salt?
Select one:
a. Na2SO4.7H2O; Sodium Sulfate Heptahydrate
b. Na2SO4.2H2O; Sodium Sulfate Dihydrate
c. Na2SO4.4H2O; Sodium Sulfate Tetrahydrate
d. Na2SO4.10H2O; Sodium Sulfate Decahydrate
e. Na2SO4.5H2O; Sodium Sulfate Pentahydrate

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