You are given 1.091 grams of a white powder and told that it is a mixture of potassium carbonate and sodium carbonate. You are asked to determine the percent composition by mass of the sample. You add some of the sample to 10.00 mL of 0.8903 M nitric acid until you reach the equivalence point. When you have added enough carbonate to completely react with the acid, you reweigh your sample and find that the mass is 0.573 g. Calculate the mass of the sample that reacted with the nitric acid. Calculate the moles of nitric acid that reacted with the sample.

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pstnonsonjoku pstnonsonjoku · Answer 1 · 2021-11-30T07:44:09+01:00

The sample of white powder contains 47.1% K2CO3 and 0.39% Na2CO3.

Molar mass of sodium carbonate = 106 g/mol

Molar mass of potassium carbonate = 138 g/mol

Number of moles of HNO3 = 10/1000 L × 0.8903 M = 0.008903 moles

Mass of HNO3 = 0.008903 moles × 63 g/mol = 0.56 g

Mass of sample added = 1.091 g

Mass of sample left over = 0.573 g

Mass of sample reacted = 1.091 g - 0.573 g = 0.518 g

The reacted sample contains xg of Na2CO3 and (0.518 - x) g K2CO3.

Na2CO3 + 2HNO3 --> 2NaNO3 + CO2 + H2O

106g of Na2CO3 reacts with 126g of HNO3

x g of Na2CO3 reacts with (126 × x/106)g of HNO3

K2CO3 + 2HNO3 --> 2KNO3 + CO2 + H2O

138 g of K2CO3 reacts with 126 g of HNO3

(0.518 - x) g of K2CO3 reacts with [(0.518 - x) × 126/138] g

Total mass of HNO3 used;

1.19x + 0.47 + 0.91x = 0.56

2.1x + 0.47 = 0.56

2.1x = 0.56 - 0.47

2.1x = 0.09

x = 0.09/2.1

x = 0.0043 g

Mass of K2CO3 = (0.518 - x) g = 0.518 - 0.0043 = 0.5137 g

Mass percent of K2CO3 = 0.5137 g/ 1.091 g × 100/1 = 47.1%

Mass percent of Na2CO3 = 0.0043/1.091 g × 100/1 = 0.39%

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