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A student performed the Separation by Fractional Crystallization experiment described with the following results: Initial mass of sample mixture: 5.692 g, mass of salicylic acid recovered, 1.09 g; mass of CuSO4•5H2O recovered, 3.78 g. The recovered CuSO4•5H2O was then heated for 20 minutes at 120 °C. The mass of the new hydrate was 2.55 g. (The molar mass of H2O = 18.015 g/mol, and the molar mass of CuSO4= 159.61 g/mol) Calculate the moles of water in the new hydrate (CuSO4•XH2O).