Question

) Starting with 5.00 g barium chloride n hydrate yields 4.26 g of anhydrous barium chloride after heating. Determine the integer n. Round your answer to the nearest integer.

Answer 1

Answer:

2

Explanation:

Mass of water molecule = mass of hydrated salt - mass of anhydrous salt

Mass of water molecule = 5.00 - 4.26 = 0.74g of water molecule.

Number of moles = mass / molarmass

Molar mass of water = 18.015g/mol

No. of moles of water = 0.74 / 18.015 = 0.0411 moles.

Mass of BaCl2 present =?

1 mole of BaCl2 = 208.23 g

X mole of BaCl2 = 4.26 g

X = (4.26 * 1) / 208.23

X = 0.020

0.020 moles is present in 4.26g of BaCl2

Mole ratio between water and BaCl2 =

0.0411 / 0.020 = 2

Therefore 2 molecules of water is present the hydrated salt.