Question

4 g of oxygen combines with a metal to form 8.5 g of metal oxide. The equivalent weight of metal is?

Answer 1

Answer:

Equivalent Weight of Metal = 9g

Explanation:

We Have :-

4g Oxygen combines with a metal to form 8.5g Metal Oxide

This means Metal Oxide contains 4g Oxygen and 4.5g Metal

To Find :-

Equivalent weight

Solution:-

Weight of Metal Oxide = 8.5g

Given weight of Oxygen = 4g

Weight of Metal = Weight of Metal Oxide - Weight of Oxygen

= 8.5g - 4g

= 4.5 g

Equivalent weight of Oxygen = 8g

So Equivalent weight of Metal = 9g

4g of Oxygen combined with 4.5g of metal which implies that 9g of metal will combine with 8 g of Oxygen , so the equivalent weight of metal is 9g.