Question

(A tablet containing calcium carbonate and fillers with a mass of 1.631 g was dissolved in HCl. After the fillers were filtered out, the HCl was neutralized by adding sodium carbonate. The resulting precipitate was pure calcium carbnonate (with the fillers removed). The solid calcium carbonate was collected on a watch glass that had a mass of 46.719 g when empty. After teh calcium carbonate had been allowed to dry, the mass of the watch glass plus product was found to be 47.544 g.

1. What is the mass of pure calcium carbonate product collected at the end of the experiment?

2. Calculate the mass % calium carbonate in the tablet.

3. Calculate the mass percent calcium in calcium carbonate. This calculation is theoretical and is independent of the data provided.

4. Calculate the number of grams of calcium that were in the tablet.

(Hint: this can be obtained by using the answers to question 1 and 3)

Answer 1

1) 0.825 grams is the mass of pure calcium carbonate product collected at the end of the experiment.

2) The mass % calcium carbonate in the tablet is 50.58%.

3) The mass % of calcium in calcium carbonate is 40.00 %.

4) Mass of calcium in a tablet is 0.33 g.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass of tablet = 1.631 g

Mass of the watch glass = 46.719 g

Mass of the watch glass + mass of calcium carbonate = 47.544 g.

Mass of calcium carbonate = 47.544 g - 46.719 g = 0.825 g

0.825 grams is the mass of pure calcium carbonate product collected at the end of the experiment.

Mass of calcium carbonate = 0.825 g

Percentage of calcium in tablet:

`\%=\frac{\text{Mass of calcium carbonate }}{\text{Mass of tablet}}* 100`

`\%=(0.825 g)/(1.631 g)* 100=50.58\%`

The mass % calcium carbonate in the tablet is 50.58%.

Percentage of calcium in calcium carbonate :

Molar mass of calcium carbonate = 100 g/mol

Atomic mass of calcium = 40 g/mol

Percentage of calcium in calcium carbonate :

`\%=\frac{\text{atomic mass of calcium}}{\text{Molar mass of}CaCO_3}* 100`

`\%=(40 g/mol)/(100 g/mol)* 100=40.00\%`

The mass % of calcium in calcium carbonate is 40.00 %.

Mass of calcium carbonate = 0.825 g

The mass % of calcium in calcium carbonate is 40.00 %.

Mass of calcium in a tablet : x

`40.00\%=\frac{\text{Mass of calcium in a tablet}}{0.825 g}* 100`

`x=40.00* (0.825 g)/(100)=0.33 g`

Mass of calcium in a tablet is 0.33 g.