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What quantity in moles of precipitate will be formed when 291.0 ml of 0.350 M NaCl is reacted with excess Pb(NO₃)₂ in the following chemical reaction? 2 NaCl(aq) + Pb(NO₃)₂(aq) → PbCl₂(s) + 2 NaNO₃(aq)

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When 291.0 mL of 0.350 M NaCl is reacted with excess Pb(NO₃)₂, 0.050925 moles of PbCl₂ precipitate will be formed, based on the stoichiometry of the reaction.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the quantity in moles of precipitate formed when 291.0 mL of 0.350 M NaCl is reacted with excess Pb(NO₃)₂, we use the stoichiometry of the balanced chemical reaction:

Pb(NO₃)₂(aq) + 2 NaCl(aq) → PbCl₂(s) + 2 NaNO₃(aq)

According to this reaction, one mole of Pb(NO₃)₂ reacts with two moles of NaCl to form one mole of PbCl₂ precipitate. First, we need to convert the volume of NaCl solution to moles:

(0.291 L) × (0.350 mol/L) = 0.10185 mol NaCl

Using the reaction stoichiometry, we see that 1 mole of Pb(NO₃)₂ is needed for every 2 moles of NaCl. Thus, the moles of PbCl₂ precipitate formed from 0.10185 mol of NaCl are:

(0.10185 mol NaCl) × (1 mol PbCl₂ / 2 mol NaCl) = 0.050925 mol PbCl₂

Therefore, 0.050925 moles of PbCl₂ precipitate will be formed from the reaction of 291 ml of 0.350 M NaCl solution with excess Pb(NO₃)₂.

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