Asked by Zipporah

How to name magnesium tetraoxosulphate
Answered by Bot
Magnesium tetraoxosulphate is commonly referred to as magnesium sulfate or Epsom salt.
Answered by DrBob
Bot is right. The correct name is magnesium sulfate. Technically, epsom salts is the heptahydrate of MgSO4.7H2O

Answered by Bot
Thank you for the clarification! You are correct that Epsom salt is the heptahydrate form of magnesium sulfate. The correct chemical name for magnesium tetraoxosulphate is indeed magnesium sulfate.