2 <span>KOH +1 H3AsO4 →1 K2HAsO4 + 2 H2O</span>
In a combustion of a hydrocarbon compound, 2 reactions are happening per element:
C + O₂ → CO₂
2 H + 1/2 O₂ → H₂O
Thus, we can determine the amount of C and H from the masses of CO₂ and H₂O produced, respectively.
1.) Compute for the amount of C in the compound. The data you need to know are the following:
Molar mass of C = 12 g/mol
Molar mass of CO₂ = 44 g/mol
Solution:
0.5008 g CO₂*(1 mol CO₂/ 44 g)*(1 mol C/1 mol CO₂) = 0.01138 mol C
0.01138 mol C*(12 g/mol) = 0.13658 g C
Compute for the amount of H in the compound. The data you need to know are the following:
Molar mass of H = 1 g/mol
Molar mass of H₂O = 18 g/mol
Solution:
0.1282 g H₂O*(1 mol H₂O/ 18 g)*(2 mol H/1 mol H₂O) = 0.014244 mol H
0.014244 mol H*(1 g/mol) = 0.014244 g H
The percent composition of pure hydrocarbon would be:
Percent composition = (Mass of C + Mass of H)/(Mass of sample) * 100
Percent composition = (0.13658 g + 0.014244 g)/(<span>0.1510 g) * 100
</span>Percent composition = 99.88%
2. The empirical formula is determined by finding the ratio of the elements. From #1, the amounts of moles is:
Amount of C = 0.01138 mol
Amount of H = 0.014244 mol
Divide the least number between the two to each of their individual amounts:
C = 0.01138/0.01138 = 1
H = 0.014244/0.01138 = 1.25
The ratio should be a whole number. So, you multiple 4 to each of the ratios:
C = 1*4 = 4
H = 1.25*4 = 5
Thus, the empirical formula of the hydrocarbon is C₄H₅.
3. The molar mass of the empirical formula is
Molar mass = 4(12 g/mol) + 5(1 g/mol) = 53 g/mol
Divide this from the given molecular weight of 106 g/mol
106 g/mol / 53 g/mol = 2
Thus, you need to multiply 2 to the subscripts of the empirical formula.
Molecular Formula = C₈H₁₀
A catalyst will speed up the activation energy and therefore speed up the reaction. The products will form fast because of this.
The mass percent lithium hydroxide in the mixture with potassium hydroxide, calculated from the equivalence point in the titration of HCl with the mixture, is 19.0%.
The mass percent of lithium hydroxide can be calculated with the following equation:
(1)
Where:
(2)
We need to find the mass of LiOH.
From the titration, we can find the number of moles of the mixture since the number of moles of the acid is equal to the number of moles of the bases at the equivalence point.
Since mol = m/M, where M: is the molar mass and m is the mass, we have:
(3)
Solving equation (2) for m_{KOH} and entering into equation (3), we can find the mass of LiOH:
Solving for 
, we have:
Hence, the percent lithium hydroxide is (eq 1):
Therefore, the mass percent lithium hydroxide in the mixture is 19.0%.
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