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11. Silver metal may be precipitated from a solution of silver nitrate by placing a copper strip into the solution. What mass of NaNO3 would you dissolve in water in order to get 1.00 g of silver?

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Answer: The mass of silver nitrate that must be dissolved is 1.58 grams.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:


\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text{Molar mass}} ......(1)

Given mass of silver = 1 g

Molar mass of silver = 107.86 g/mol

Putting values in equation 1, we get:


\text{Moles of silver}=(1g)/(107.86g/mol)=0.0093mol

The chemical equation for the reaction of silver nitrate and copper follows:


2AgNO_3+Cu\rightarrow Cu(NO_3)_2+2Ag

By Stoichiometry of the reaction:

2 moles of silver is produced from 2 moles of silver nitrate

So, 0.0093 moles of silver will be produced from =
(2)/(2)* 0.0093=0.0093moles of silver nitrate

Now, calculating the mass of silver nitrate from equation 1, we get:

Molar mass of silver nitrate = 169.87 g/mol

Moles of silver nitrate = 0.0093 moles

Putting values in equation 1, we get:


0.0093mol=\frac{\text{Mass of silver nitrate}}{169.87g/mol}\\\\\text{Mass of silver nitrate}=1.58g

Hence, the mass of silver nitrate that must be dissolved is 1.58 grams.

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