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Determine the mass of chloride (MW = 35.45 g/mol ) in grams present in 100 mL of a 0.187 M solution of aqueous FeCl3 (iron(III) chloride).
number of moles of FeCl3= M * V
=0.187 M* 0.1 L {Since volume= 100mL= 0.1 L}
= 0.0187 mol
1 mol of FeCl3 gives 3 moles of Cl-
So,number of moles of Cl - = 3*number of moles of FeCl3
= 3* 0.0187
=0.0561 mol
Molar mass of Cl - = 35.45 g/mol
mass of Cl- = number of moles of Cl- * molar mass
= 0.0561*35.45
= 1.99 g
Answer: 1.99 g