Ammonia, nh3, is a weak base with a kb = 1.8 x 10-5. in a 0.8m solution of ammonia, which has a higher concentration: ammonia (nh3) or its conjugate acid the ammonium ion (nh4+)?

Answer is: concentration ammonia is higher than concentration of ammonium ion.
Chemical reaction of ammonia in water: NH₃ + H₂O → NH₄⁺ + OH⁻.
Kb(NH₃) = 1,8·10⁻⁵.
c₀(NH₃) = 0,8 mol/L.
c(NH₄⁺) = c(OH⁻) = x.
c(NH₃) = 0,8 mol/L - x.
Kb = c(NH₄⁺) · c(OH⁻) / c(NH₃).
0,000018 = x² /  0,8 mol/L - x. 

x²  + 0,000018x - 0,0000144 = 0.

solve quadratic equation: x = c(NH₄⁺) = 3,79·10⁻³ mol/L.

1. for the first question, we must find the mass of the anhydrous salt, mgso₄. the molar mass for mgso₄·7h₂o is 246.47 g/mol, while that of mgso₄ is 120.37 g/mol.7.834 g mgso₄·7h₂o * 1 mol mgso₄·7h₂o/246.47 g * 1 mol mgso₄/1 mol mgso₄·7h₂o * 20.37 g mgso₄/mol = 0.647 g mgso₄

2. mass of water = mass of sample - mass of anhydrous salemass of water = 7.834 - 0.647 = 7.19 gpercent water in hydrate = 7.19/7.834 * 100 = 91.74%