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Phosphoric acid, H3PO4, has some important applications. It can be used to produce fertilizers and it is present in soft drinks. Phosphoric acid can be made from phosphorus in a two step process:
Reaction 1: P4+ 5O2 → P2O10
Reaction 2: P4H10 + 6H2O → 4H3PO4
1. What is the molar mass of phosphoric acid, H3 PO4? Report your answer to 3 significant figures.
2. How many moles of H3PO4 can be produced from one mole of P4?
3. A synthesis yielded 152 g of H3PO4. How many moles H3PO4 of were produced?
4. How many moles of P 4 P4 would be required to produce the number of moles of H 3 P O 4 H3PO4 determined in question 3?
5. Convert the moles of P4 determined in question 4 into grams. This will tell us the grams of P4 that actually reacted.
6. Let's say that the experimentalist actually used 175 g from a bottle labeled P4. Based on your answer to question 5, you can see that it did not all react. We will assume that this was because the reagent in this bottle contained inert impurities. Based upon your answer to question 5 and the mass of the reagent taken from the bottle labeled P4, what was the actual mass percent of P4 in the bottle?