18 Nov 2021
Problem 110
Page 121
Section: Challenge Problems
Chapter 3: Molecules, Compounds, and Chemical Equations
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18 Nov 2021
Given information
Mass of mixture
Mass of sodium
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Assuming that the moles for is and for is .
Formula mass is defined as the sum of the average atomic masses of all the atoms present in the chemical formula of any compound.
Therefore,
Molar mass of .
Molar mass of .
Calculate number of moles,
Where,
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is the number of moles.
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is the given mass of compound.
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is the molar mass of compound.
The above formula can be written as,
Put the value of and molar mass in the above formula.
The mass of
The mass of ,
Therefore, the mass of is and the mass of is
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