20.06 g of Hg and 1.6 g of O₂
Step-by-step explanation:
To Find:
Number of Mercury and oxygen that can be obtained from 21.7 g of HgO
First we have to write the balanced equation for the decomposition reaction of Mercury(II) oxide as,
2 HgO (s) → 2Hg(l) + O₂ (g)
21.7 g of HgO =
= 0.1 mol of HgO.
As per the above equation, we can find the mole ratio between HgO and Hg is 1: 1 and that of HgO and oxygen is 2:1 .
So amount of Hg produced = 0.1 mol × 200.59 g / mol ( molar mass of Hg)
= 20.06 g of Hg
Amount of oxygen produced = 0.05 mol × 32 g/ mol = 1.6 g of O₂
Thus it is clear that 20.06 g of Hg and 1.6 g of O₂ is obtained from 21.7 g of HgO