Question

A student has a mixture of salt (NaCl) and sugar (C12H22O11). To determine the percentage, the student measures out 5.84 grams of the mixture and dissolves this in 100.0 mL of water. The student knows that aqueous salt with aqueous silver nitrate (AgNO3) to form solid silver chloride (AgCl). The student determines that sugar will not react with silver nitrate. How many mL of 1.0 M AgNO3 would be required to precipitate 5.84 grams of NaCl?

Answer 1

The volume of 1.0 AgNO₃ that would be required to precipitate 5.84 grams of NaCl is 99.93 ml

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we have the reaction of AgNO₃ and NaCl as follows;

AgNO₃(aq) + NaCl(aq)→ AgCl(s) + NaNO₃(aq)

Therefore, one mole of silver nitrate, AgNO₃, reacts with one mole of sodium chloride, NaCl, to produce one mole of silver choride, AgCl, and one mole of sodium nitrate, NaNO₃,

Therefore, since 5.84 grams of NaCl which is 58.44 g/mol, contains

`Number \, of \, moles, n = (Mass)/(Molar \ mass) = (5.84)/(58.44) = 0.09993 \ moles \ of \ NaCl`

0.09993 moles of NaCl will react with 0.09993 moles of AgNO₃

Also, as 1.0 M solution of AgNO₃ contains 1 mole per 1 liter or 1000 mL, therefore, the volume of AgNO₃ that will contain 0.09993 moles is given as follows;

0.09993 × 1 Liter/mole= 0.09993 L = 99.93 mL

Therefore, the volume of 1.0 AgNO₃ that would be required to precipitate 5.84 grams of NaCl is 99.93 ml.