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A sample of a substance with the empirical formula XBr2 weighs 0.5210 g. When it is...

A sample of a substance with the empirical formula XBr2 weighs 0.5210 g. When it is dissolved in water and all its bromine is converted to insoluble AgBr by addition of an excess of silver nitrate, the mass of the resulting AgBr is found to be 0.6586 g. The chemical reaction is XBr2 + 2 AgNO32AgBr + X(NO3)2

(a) Calculate the formula mass of XBr2. Formula mass XBr2 = g mol-1

(b) Calculate the atomic mass of X. Atomic mass X = g mol-1

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Expert Solution

The balanced chemical reaction is as follows:

XBr2 + 2AgNO3 2 AgBr + X(NO3)2

Mass of sample of XBr2 = 0.5210 g

Mass of AgBr precipitate = 0.6586 g

Determine the number of moles of AgBr as follows:

= 0.6586 g AgBr x (1 mol AgBr / 187.77 g AgBr)

= 0.003507 mol AgBr

Use the moles of AgBr and the mole ratio from the balanced chemical reaction and determine the moles of XBr2 as follows:

= 0.003507 mol AgBr x ( 1 mol XBr2 / 2 mol AgBr)

= 0.001754 mol XBr2

(a) Determine the formula mass of XBr2 as follows:

Mass of sample of XBr2 = 0.5210 g

Moles of XBr2 = 0.001754 mol

Molar mass = Mass(g) / Number of moles

Molar mass = 0.5210 g / 0.001754 mol

Molar mass of XBr2 = 297.1 g/mol

(b) Determine the atomic mass of X as follows:

Atomic mass of X + (2 x Atomic mass of Br) = Molar mass of XBr2

Rearrange the formula for atomic mass of X as follows:

Atomic mass of X = Molar mass of XBr2 -(2 x Atomic mass of Br)

Atomic mass of X = 297.1 g/mol - (2 x 79.904 g/mol)

Atomic mass of X = 137.3 g/mol


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