Question

23g og a metal when put into a jar of chlorine produced 0.585g of its chloride.The equivalent mass of the metal is

Answer 1

Thus the equivalent mass of the metal is 0.384 g

Explanation:

Given data:

Mass of metal = 23 g  ( This is the atomic mass of sodium "Na")

Mass of chloride = 0.585 g

To Find: Equivalent mass of metal = ?

Solution:

The formula is

Mass of Na/ Mass of Cl = Eq. mass of Na/ Eq mass of Cl

23 g / 35 = Eq. mass of Na / 0.585 g

23 x 0.585 / 35 = Eq. mass of Na

Eq. mass of Na = 13.455 / 35

Eq. mass of Na = 0.384 g

Thus the equvalent mass of the metal is 0.384 g