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If 12.5 grams of strontium hydroxide is reacted with 150 mL of 3.5 M carbonic acid, identify the limiting reactant.

kiruha [24]

Answer:

Sr(OH)₂ will be the limiting reagent.

Explanation:

First of all, you should know the following balanced chemical equation:

2 H₂CO₃ + 2 Sr(OH)₂ → 4 H₂O + Sr₂(CO₃)₂

The balanced equation is based on the Law of Conservation of Mass, which says that matter cannot be created or destroyed. Therefore, the number of each type of atom on each side of a chemical equation must be the same.

The limiting reagent is one that is consumed first in its entirety, determining the amount of product in the reaction. When the limiting reagent is finished, the chemical reaction will stop.

To determine the limiting reagent, it is possible to use the reaction stoichiometry of the reaction (that is, the relationship between the amount of reagents and products in a chemical reaction). By stoichiometry the following amounts in moles react:

strontium hydroxide: 2 moles
carbonic acid: 2 moles

Now, you know the following masses of the elements:

Sr: 87.62 g/mole
O: 16 g/mole
H: 1 g/mole

So the molar mass of strontium hydroxide is:

Sr(OH)₂= 87.62 g/mole + 2*(16 g/mole + 1 g/mole)= 121.62 g/mole

You apply the following rule of three, if 121.62 grams of hydroxide are present in 1 mole, 12.5 grams in how many moles are they?

$moles of strontium hydroxide=\frac{12.5 grams*1 mole}{121.62 grams}$

moles of hydroxide= 0.103 moles

On the other hand, you have 150 ml of 3.5 M carbonic acid. Since molarity is the concentration of a solution expressed in the number of moles dissolved per liter of solution, you can apply the following rule of three: if in 1 L there are 3.5 moles of carbonic acid, in 0.150 L (being 1 L = 1000 mL, 0.150 L = 150 mL) how many moles of acid are there?

$molesofcarbonicacid=\frac{0.150 L*3.5 moles}{1 L}$

moles of carbonic acid= 0.525 moles

Finally, to calculate the limiting reagent, you can use a simple rule of three as follows: if by stoichiometry 2 mole of strontium hydroxide reacts with , how much moles of carbonic acid will be needed if 0.103 moles of strontium hydroxide react?

$molesofcarbonicacid=\frac{0.103 moles of strontium hydroxide*2 moles of carbonic acid}{2 moles of strontium hydroxide}$

moles of carbonic acid= 0.103 moles

But 0.525 moles are available. Since more moles are available than you need to react with 0.103 moles of strontium hydroxide, Sr(OH)₂ will be the limiting reagent.

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3 years ago

Hi!! please help :( lots of points !

andreev551 [17]

Answer:

Structure:

Differences- A polymer is a collection of a large number of molecules whereas a monomer is a single molecule.

A monomer is a single molecule, which has the ability to chemically bond with other monomers in a long chain. A polymer is a chain that is made when monomers bind with other monomers.

Similarities- They are both molecules

Properties:

Differences- Monomers have polyfunctionality, which is the capacity to form chemical bonds to at least two other monomer molecules. Polymers are chemically unreactive, solids at room temperature, malleable, tough, and are electrical insulators.

Similarities- They both makeup larger forms of matter.

Intermolecular Forces

Differences: Polymers are held together by covalent bonds, hydrogen bonds, and dispersion bonds. Monomers are only held together by hydrogen bonds.

Similarities: They can both be bonded together by hydrogen bonds.

3 0

1 year ago

Which is not an indicator for a chemical change?

Anastasy [175]

Answer:

A

Explanation:

Because it does not change entirely.

8 0

3 years ago

It takes 60 mL of 0.20 M of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to neutralize 25 mL of carbonic acid (H2CO3) for the following chemical reac

irina1246 [14]

If It takes 60mL of 0.20M of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to neutralize 25 mL of carbonic acid ( $H_2CO_3$ ), then the concentration of the carbonic acid is 0.24M

The reaction between NaOH solution and $H_2CO_3$ is written below

$2NaOH + H_2CO_3 \rightarrow Na_2CO_3 + 2H_2O$

Volume of NaOH, $V_B$ = 60 ml

Volume of $H_2CO_3$ , $V_A=25 ml$

Molarity of $H_2CO_3$ , $C_A=?$

Molarity of NaOH, $C_B=0.20M$

Number of moles of $H_2CO_3$ , $n_A=1$

Number of moles of NaOH, $n_B=2$

The mathematical equation for neutralization reaction is:

$\frac{C_AV_A}{C_BV_B} =\frac{n_A}{n_B}$

Substitute $C_B=0.2 M$ , $n_A=1$ , $n_B=2$ , $V_B$ = 60ml, and $V_A=25 ml$ into the equation above in order to solve for $C_A$

$\frac{C_A \times 25}{0.2 \times 60}=\frac{1}{2} \\\\50C_A=12\\\\C_B=\frac{12}{50} \\\\C_B=0.24M$

Therefore, the concentration of the carbonic acid is 0.24M

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2 years ago

Round the following number to four significant figures and express the result in standard exponential notation: 442,722 *

OleMash [197]

Answer:

4.427 × 10⁵

Explanation:

In mathematics, rounding up a number is a way to get a more simpler figure but not too distant from the original number. Rounding up a whole number like this (442722) to significant figures means having only four non-zero digits in the figure i.e. 442722 ~ 442700.

This means that 442722 has been rounded up to 4s.f. Hence, to use scientific notations to represent our answer, we count the number of decimal places from right to left i.e.

442700 = 5 decimal places if the point is between 4 and 4 i.e. 4.427

Therefore, the figure 442700 can be written as 4.427 × 10⁵ using scientific notation.

5 0

2 years ago