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How many liters of a 0.209 M KI solution is needed to completely react with 2.43 g of Cu(NO₃)₂ according to the balanced chemical reaction:

2 Cu(NO₃)₂(aq) + 4Kl(aq) → 2 Cul(aq) +1₂(s) + 4 KNO₃(aq)

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Final answer:

To react with 2.43 g of Cu(NO₃)₂, 0.124 liters (124 mL) of a 0.209 M KI solution is needed, following the stoichiometric ratio of the chemical reaction.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how many liters of 0.209 M KI solution is needed to completely react with 2.43 g of Cu(NO₃)₂, we must first convert the mass of copper(II) nitrate to moles by using its molar mass. The molar mass of Cu(NO₃)₂ is approximately 187.5 g/mol, so:

moles of Cu(NO₃)₂ = 2.43 g / 187.5 g/mol = 0.01296 mol

According to the balanced chemical equation given, the stoichiometry of Cu(NO₃)₂ to KI is 1:2. Thus, for every mole of Cu(NO₃)₂, two moles of KI are required. So we need:

moles of KI needed = 0.01296 mol Cu(NO₃)₂ * 2 mol KI/mol Cu(NO₃)₂ = 0.02592 mol KI

Now we will convert the moles of KI to liters of the 0.209 M KI solution:

liters of KI solution = moles of KI / Molarity of KI = 0.02592 mol / 0.209 M = 0.124 L

0.124 liters (124 mL) of 0.209 M KI solution is needed to react completely with 2.43 g of Cu(NO₃)₂.

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