Question

a student is given two 10g samples, each a mixture of only NaCL(s) and KCI(s) but im different proportions. how does knowing the mass of chloride in each mixture allow you to determine which mixture has the higher proportion of KCI

Answer 1

Answer:

Knowing the mass of chlorine in each mixture will enable you find the empirical formulas that will lead to molecular formulas for the compounds in the mixture.This information will help you determine which mixture has a higher proportion of the compound in question.

Explanation:

In determining the percent composition of a compound in a mixture,mass of a compound will be the first step to be determined.This will then allow you to find mole to mole ratio of all elements in that compound.Having mole ratio information, and mass, it will be possible to find ratio of ions in the compound,and determine the mixture with higher proportion of the compound.

Molecular weight and the empirical formula of the compound will led you to the molecular formula of the compound,that will show you the mole ratios which now you can use to determine proportions of the compound in a mixture.