Answer:
Explanation:
<u>1. Word equation:</u>
- <em>mercury(II) oxide → mercury + oxygen </em>
<u>2. Balanced molecular equation:</u>
<u>3. Mole ratio</u>
Write the ratio of the coefficients of the substances that are object of the problem:
<u>4. Calculate the number of moles of O₂(g)</u>
Use the equation for ideal gases:
<u>5. Calculate the number of moles of HgO</u>
<u>6. Convert to mass</u>
- mass = # moles × molar mass
- molar mass of HgO: 216.591g/mol
- mass = 0.315mol × 216.591g/mol = 68.3g
Volume of a substance can be determined by dividing mass of the substance by its density.
That can be mathematical shown as:
Density=Mass/Volume
So, Volume=Mass/Density
Here mass of the substance given as 24.60 g
Whereas density of the substance is 2.70 g/mL
So,
Volume=Mass/Density
=24.6/2.7
=9.1 mL
So volume of the substance is 9.1 mL.
Based on the balanced chemical reaction presented above, every mole of magnesium (Mg) yields one mole of diatomic hydrogen (H2). When converted to masses, every 24.3 grams of magnesium yields 2 grams of hydrogen.
From the given, there are 20 grams of magnesium available for the reaction. With this amount, the expected yield of hydrogen is 1.646 grams. To calculate the percent yield, divide the actual yield to the hypothetical yield.
*The case is impossible because the actual yield is greater than the theoretical yield.
If we assume that there had been a typographical error and that the actual yield is 0.7 grams instead of 1.7 grams, the percent yield becomes 42.5%. Thus, the answer is letter E.
