A hydrate is heated to determine the percent water by mass in the hydrate. During the heating of the hydrate a small amount of the hydrate splatters out of the dish onto the lab bench without being noticed. What effect will this have on the calculated value of the percent water by mass?

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atomic mass = 39

number of neutrons = 20

number of protons= 19

electronic configuration = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1

the number of electron in first shell = 2

number of electrons in n=3 shell = 8