Answer:
2.05moles
Explanation:
The balanced chemical equation in this question is as follows;
Sn + 2H2SO4 → SnSO4 + SO2 + 2H2O
Based on the above equation, 2 moles of H2SO4 reacted to produce 1 mole of SnSO4
However, the mass of SnSO4 produced is 219.65 grams. Using mole = mass/molar mass, we can find the number of moles of SnSO4 produced.
Molar mass of SnSO4 where Sn = 118.7, S = 32, O = 16
= 118.7 + 32 + 16(4)
= 150.7 + 64
= 214.7g/mol
mole = 219.65/214.7
mole = 1.023mol
Therefore, if 2 moles of H2SO4 reacted to produce 1 mole of SnSO4
1.023 mol of SnSO4 produced will cause: 1.023 × 2/1
= 2.046moles of H2SO4 to react.
Remember that a cation will be smaller than its neutral atom, and an anion will be larger than its neutral atom. This would automatically eliminate answer choices A and D.
Also keep in mind that atomic radii decreases from left to right as you move along a periodic table. It also decreases from bottom up.
Atomic radii increases as you move from right to left and as you go from up to down.
As bromine is higher up in the periodic table than Iodine, it would have a smaller radius. Iodine would have a larger radius.
The correct answer is B. Br
