2 moles of Zinc reacts with a cupric chloride solution
containing 6.02 3 x 1022 formula units of cucl2. Calculate
the Zn+Cucl2=Zncl2+Cu
Answers
Answer:
First write down the equation that takes place:
Zn + CuCl2 ----------> ZnCl2 + Cu
There 1 mole of Zn will react with 1 mole of CuCl2 to give 1 mole of Cu.
From the question we have 2 moles of zinc, and
CuCl2 has 6.023x10^22 formula units(calculate its moles)
If 6.023x10^23 (avagadro's constant) = 1 mole
then, 6.023x10^22 = 1 mole x 6.023 x10^22/6.023x10^23
= 1 mole x 10^22/10^23
= 1 mole x 10^-1
= 0.1 moles
Find the limiting factor as not all the Zinc will react with the cupric chloride:
Since 1 mole of zinc requires 1 mole of CuCl2 to give 1 mole of copper, while in this case there is only 0.1 moles of CuCl2, then CuCl2 is the limiting factor and is what we use for the calculation as follows:
If 1 mole of CuCl2 gives 1 mole of Cu.
Then how much will 0.1 mole of CuCl2 give = 1mole x 0.1 mole/1mole
= 0.1 moles
Therefore moles of Cu obtained is 0.1 moles
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