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2 years ago

How many molecules of CH4 are in 24.1 g of this compound?

Chemistry

1 answer:

jok3333 [9.3K]2 years ago

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1) find molar mass of CH₄

$=12.01+4(1.01)\\\\=16.05\ g/mol$

2) determine moles of CH₄

$=24.1g\ CH_{4}\ x\ \frac{1\ mol\ CH_{4}}{16.05g\ CH_{4}}\\\\=1.501557632\ mol\ CH_{4}$

3) multiply by avogadro's number

$=1.501557632\ mol\ CH_{4}\ x\ \frac{6.022\ x\ 10^{23}\ molecules\ CH_{4}}{1\ mol\ CH_{4}} \\\\=9.04238006\ x\ 10^{23}\\\\=9.04\ x\ 10^{23}\ molecules\ CH_{4}$

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(b) The concentration of $Pb^{2+}$ is, $6.093\times 10^{32}M$

Solution :

(a) As per question, lead is oxidized and copper is reduced.

The oxidation-reduction half cell reaction will be,

Oxidation half reaction: $Pb\rightarrow Pb^{2+}+2e^-$

Reduction half reaction: $Cu^{2+}+2e^-\rightarrow Cu$

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$Pb(s)+Cu^{2+}(aq)\rightarrow Pb^{2+}(aq)+Cu(s)$

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First we have to calculate the standard electrode potential of the cell.

$E^o_{[Pb^{2+}/Pb]}=-0.13V$

$E^o_{[Cu^{2+}/Cu]}=+0.34V$

$E^o=E^o_{[Cu^{2+}/Cu]}-E^o_{[Pb^{2+}/Pb]}$

$E^o=0.34V-(-0.13V)=0.47V$

Now we have to calculate the concentration of $Pb^{2+}$ .

Using Nernest equation :

$E_{cell}=E^o_{cell}-\frac{0.0592}{n}\log \frac{[Pb^{2+}]}{[Cu^{2+}]}$

where,

n = number of electrons in oxidation-reduction reaction = 2

$E_{cell}$ = 0.507 V

Now put all the given values in the above equation, we get:

$0.507=0.47-\frac{0.0592}{2}\log \frac{[Pb^{2+}]}{(0.6)}$

$[Pb^{2+}]=0.0337M$

Therefore, the concentration of $Pb^{2+}$ is, 0.0337 M

(b) As per question, lead is reduced and copper is oxidized.

The oxidation-reduction half cell reaction will be,

Oxidation half reaction: $Cu\rightarrow Cu^{2+}+2e^-$

Reduction half reaction: $Pb^{2+}+2e^-\rightarrow Pb$

The balanced cell reaction will be,

$Cu(s)+Pb^{2+}(aq)\rightarrow Cu^{2+}(aq)+Pb(s)$

Here Copper (Cu) undergoes oxidation by loss of electrons, thus act as anode. Lead (Pb) undergoes reduction by gain of electrons and thus act as cathode.

First we have to calculate the standard electrode potential of the cell.

$E^o_{[Pb^{2+}/Pb]}=-0.13V$

$E^o_{[Cu^{2+}/Cu]}=+0.34V$

$E^o=E^o_{[Pb^{2+}/Pb]}-E^o_{[Cu^{2+}/Cu]}$