Question

BaCO3(s) → BaO(s) + CO2(g)

(a) A student heated a 10.0 g sample of barium carbonate until it was fully decomposed.

(i) Calculate the number of moles of barium carbonate the student used.

moles of barium carbonate =

Answer 1

number of moles = mass

molar mass

BaCO3 molar mass = 197.34 g/mol

mass = 10g

n = 10/197.34

n = 0.05moles.

The number of moles of barium carbonate used are 0.05moles.