Answer:
a) yes, it was an hydrate
b) the number of waters of hydration, x = 6
Explanation:
a) yes it was an hydrate because the mass decreased after the process of dehydration which means removal of water thus some water molecules were present in the sample.
b) NiCl2. xH2O
mass if dehydrated NiCl2 = 2.3921 grams
mass of water in the hydrated sample = mass of hydrated - mass of dehydrated = 4.3872 - 2.3921 = 1.9951 g which represent the mass of water that was present in the hydrated sample.
NiCl2.xH2O
mole of dehydrated NiCl2 = m/Mm = 2.3921/129.5994 = 0.01846 mole
mole of water = m/Mm = 1.9951/18.02 = 0.11072 mole
Divide both by the smallest number of mole (which is for NiCl2) to find the coefficient of each
for NiCl2 = 0.01846/0.01846 = 1
for H2O = 0.11072/0.01846 = 5.9976 = 6
thus the hydrated sample was NiCl2. 6H2O
Answer:
This question is incomplete, here's the complete question:
<em><u>"Suppose 0.0842g of potassium sulfate is dissolved in 50.mL of a 52.0mM aqueous solution of sodium chromate. Calculate the final molarity of potassium cation in the solution. You can assume the volume of the solution doesn't change when the potassium sulfate is dissolved in it. Round your answer to 2 significant digits."</u></em>
Explanation:
Reaction :-
K2SO4 + Na2CrO4 ------> K2CrO4 + Na2SO4
Mass of K2SO4 = 0.0842 g, Molar mass of K2SO4 = 174.26 g/mol
Number of moles of K2SO4 = 0.0842 g / 174.26 g/mol = 0.000483 mol
Concentration of Na2CrO4 = 52.0 mM = 52.0 * 10^-3 M = 0.052 mol/L
Volume of Na2CrO4 solution = 50.0 ml = 50 L / 1000 = 0.05 L
Number of moles of Na2CrO4 = 0.05 L * 0.052 mol/L = 0.0026 mol
Since number of moles of K2SO4 is smaller than number of moles Na2CrO4, so 0.000483 mol of K2SO4 will react with 0.000483 mol of Na2CrO4 will produce 0.000483 mol of K2CrO4.
0.000483 mol of K2CrO4 will dissociate into 2* 0.000483 mol of K^+
Final concentration of potassium cation
= (2*0.000483 mol) / 0.05 L = 0.02 mol/L = 0.02 M
