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How many milliliters of 1.42 M copper nitrate would be produced when copper metal reacts with 300 mL of 0.7 M silver nitrate according to the following unbalanced reaction?

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Answer: approximately 74 milliliters (mL) of 1.42 M copper nitrate would be produced when copper metal reacts with 300 mL of 0.7 M silver nitrate.

Explanation: Cu + AgNO3 → Cu(NO3)2 + Ag

The balanced equation shows that 1 mole of copper reacts with 2 moles of silver nitrate to produce 1 mole of copper nitrate and 1 mole of silver.

Given:

Volume of silver nitrate solution (V1) = 300 mL

Molarity of silver nitrate solution (M1) = 0.7 M

Molarity of copper nitrate solution (M2) = 1.42 M

To find the number of moles of silver nitrate used, we can use the formula:

moles of silver nitrate (n1) = Molarity (M1) × Volume (V1)

= 0.7 mol/L × 0.3 L

= 0.21 moles

According to the balanced equation, 2 moles of silver nitrate react to produce 1 mole of copper nitrate. Therefore, the number of moles of copper nitrate (n2) produced is:

moles of copper nitrate (n2) = 0.21 moles ÷ 2

= 0.105 moles

Now, let's calculate the volume of the copper nitrate solution using the formula:

Volume (V2) = moles (n2) ÷ Molarity (M2)

= 0.105 moles ÷ 1.42 mol/L

≈ 0.074 L

≈ 74 mL

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