Question

A 0.200 g sample of unknown metal x is dropped into hydrochloride acid and realeases 80.3 mL of hydrogen gas at STP using ideal Gas law the number of miles of the unknown is

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of mole of the unknown metal is 3.58×10¯³ mole

Explanation:

We'll begin by calculating the number of mole hydrogen gas, H2 that will occupy 80.3 mL at stp.

This is illustrated below:

Recall:

1 mole of any occupy 22.4L or 22400 mL at stp.

1 mole of H2 occupies 22400 mL at stp.

Therefore, Xmol of H2 will occupy 80.3 mL at stp i.e

Xmol of H2 = 80.3/22400

Xmol of H2 = 3.58×10¯³ mole

Therefore, 3.58×10¯³ mole of Hydrogen gas was released.

Now, we can determine the mole of the unknown metal as follow:

The balanced equation for the reaction is given below:

X + 2HCl —> XCl2 + H2

From the balanced equation above,

1 mole of the unknown metal reacted to produce 1 mole of H2.

Therefore, 3.58×10¯³ mole of the unknown metal will also react to produce 3.58×10¯³ mole of H2.

Therefore, the number of mole of the unknown compound is 3.58×10¯³ mole.