Please help! this is timed and i have no idea the answer

Consider the story you just read. all but one of the choices below indicate that something is living.

Asample of hydrated tin (ii) chloride (sncl2) has a mass of 4.90 g. when it is dehydrated, it has a mass of 4.10 g. which is the correct chemical formula for the hydrate? sncl2•2h2o          sncl2•4h2o          sncl2•6h2o

You wish to prepare a buffer consisting of acetic acid and sodium acetate with a total acetic acetate plus acetate concentration of 250 mm and a ph of 5. what concentrations of acetic acid and sodium acetate should you use