Question

If the experimenter made a mistake and put lithium chloride in the beaker and silver nitrate in the buret, how would the slope of the first and second lines change?

a) The slope of the first line would increase, and the slope of the second line would decrease.
b) The slope of the first line would decrease, and the slope of the second line would increase.
c) Both slopes would increase.
d) Both slopes would decrease.

Answer 1

The slope of the first line would decrease, and the slope of the second line would increase.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the experimenter made a mistake and put lithium chloride in the beaker and silver nitrate in the buret, the reaction that would occur is:

Lithium chloride + Silver nitrate --> Lithium nitrate + Silver chloride

The slope of the first line in the plot shown in Figure 15.5.6 would decrease because the concentration of cisplatin would decrease smoothly with time. The slope of the second line would increase because the concentration of chloride ion would increase in a similar way. Therefore, option b) The slope of the first line would decrease, and the slope of the second line would increase is correct.