Question

A sample of chloroform is found to contain 12.0 g of carbon, 106.4 g of chlorine, and 1.01 g of hydrogen. If a second sample of chloroform is found to contain 28.9 g of carbon, what is the total mass of chloroform in the second sample?
Mass = _________ g chloroform

Answer 1

Answer:

287.6g CHCl₃

Explanation:

We can determine the structure of Chloroform, dividing the mass of each element in its molar mass:

C = 12.0g * (1mol /12g) = 1 mol C

H = 1.01g * (1mol / 1.01g) = 1 mol H

Cl = 106.4g * (1mol / 35.45g) = 3 moles Cl

The structure is CHCl₃. And its molar mass is: 12.0g C +1.01g H + 106.4g Cl = 119.41g/mol

Now, the moles of carbon in the second sample = Moles of chloroform are:

28.9g C * (1mol / 12g) = 2.408 moles C = Moles CHCl₃

And its mass is:

2.408 moles CHCl₃ * (119.41g/mol) =

287.6g CHCl₃