Problem 105

Given information

Given compound  

Mass of given compound    

Number of moles of chlorine in the given compound    

Step-by-step explanation

Calculate number of moles

Where,

• is the number of moles.

• is the mass of the compound.

• is the molar mass of the compound.

The molar mass of chlorine is  

Put the value of moles and molar mass in the above formula,

Therefore, weight of chlorine    

Total mass of given compound    

The mass of unknown metal is calculated by,

Where,

• is mass of the metal.

Put the value of total mass and mass of chlorine in the above equation,