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#1 2014-02-15 04:16:37

Agnishom
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How many moles?

12 g of X[sub]2[/sub]O[sub]5[/sub], an oxide of element X contains 7.2g of X. How many moles of X does 7.2g of the element contain?

Also, explain me how to do this.


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#2 2014-02-15 08:12:16

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Re: How many moles?

hi Agnishom,

This is what my better half says:

12g of compound and 7.2g of X means there are 4.8g of oxygen.

1 mole of oxygen weighs 16g

So there are 4.8/16 moles of oxygen = 0.3

X : O = 2 : 5 => moles of X = 2/5 of 0.3 = 0.12

That finishes the question but here's some more:

0.12 moles is 7.2g  => 1 mole is 7.2/0.12 = 60

So X has a relative atomic mass of 60.

Checked out the periodic table .... nope  ...... so X is just made up for the purposes of the question.

Bob


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#3 2014-02-15 10:29:52

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Re: How many moles?

There are 0.12 moles of X in 7.2g of X.

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#4 2014-02-15 13:13:59

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Re: How many moles?

OK, thank you all


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#5 2014-02-17 05:17:58

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Re: How many moles?

By the way, you can find full solutions to NCERT questions (presuming this is one) on meritnation for free.

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