Question

What mass of copper is produced when zinc is added to a solution containing 31.9g copper ii tetraoxosulphate vi

Answer 1

Answer:

12.7g of Cu

Explanation:

First let us generate a balanced equation for the reaction. This is illustrated below:

Zn + CuSO4 —> ZnSO4 + Cu

Molar Mass of Cu = 63.5g/mol

Molar Mass of CuSO4 = 63.5 + 32 + (16x4) = 63.5 + 32 + 64 = 159.5g/mol

From the equation,

159.5g of CuSO4 produced 63.5g of Cu.

Therefore, 31.9g of CuSO4 will produce = (31.9 x 63.5) / 159.5 = 12.7g of Cu