4.22g
1. Work out the equation and balance
2AgNo3 +BaCl2 ---> 2AgCl + Ba(No3)2
2. Work out formula mass of silver nitrate (should = 169.9)
3. Calculate the number of moles by doing moles = mass / formula mass so 5 divided by 169.9 = 0.0294 moles.
4. Check ratio - here the ratio is 2:2 i.e. 2 moles of silver nitrate to 2 moles of silver chloride so the moles will be the same so the moles of silver chloride is also 0.0294
5. Work out the formula mass of AgCl (always ignore big numbers at the start when working out formula mass) = 143.4
6. Work out mass by doing equation moles = mass/formula mass so
mass = moles x formula mass
mass = 0.0294 x 143.4
mass = 4.22g (3sf or 2dp)
Longer, this is because the H in HNO2 is bonded with an oxygen, no longer allowing this structure to have a resonance structure.
NO2 on the other hand has one double bond and one single bond, so it has a resonance structure. And resonance structures are actually one structure so there isn't really a single and double bond, it's actually a 1 and 1/2 bond that calls for a higher bond order.
And I higher bond order will result in a shorter lengths!
I hope this helps out!!! And just out of curiosity, is this off of an AP FRQ packet??
