A 0.41 g sample of limestone was dissolved in HCl and all the calcium in the limestone was converted to Ca2+(aq). The solution was treated with excess ammonium oxalate, (NH4)2C2O4(aq), and it was found that 3.0 g of calcium oxalate, CaC2O4(s) was precipitated. Calculate the percentage of calcium in the limestone. (Please give your answer to 4 significant figures)

If 0.41 are the only two digits you have for the sample you don't have enough digits to give an answer to 4 s.f.

Convert 3.0 g CaC2O4 to to grams Ca. That will be 3.0 g CaC2O4 x (atomic mass Ca/molar mass CaC2O4). Then
%Ca = (g Ca/mass sample)*100 = ?
This is a standard procedure for Ca^2+. In limestone one usually must get rid of the R2O3 (Fe3+ and Al^3+) and some other things before pptng CaCO4.

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Let's start by converting the masses to moles. A 0.41 g sample of limestone contains calcium, which has a molar mass of 40.08 g/mol. So, we have (0.41 g / 40.08 g/mol) moles of calcium.

Since all the calcium in the limestone was converted to Ca2+(aq), we know that the moles of calcium are the same as the moles of Ca2+(aq).

Then, we find the moles of calcium oxalate by dividing the mass of the precipitate (3.0 g) by its molar mass. Calcium oxalate has a molar mass of 128.10 g/mol.

So, we have (3.0 g / 128.10 g/mol) moles of calcium oxalate.

Now, let's compare the moles of calcium in the limestone to the moles of calcium in the calcium oxalate precipitate.

The percentage of calcium in the limestone can be calculated using the following formula:

( Moles of Calcium in Limestone / Moles of Calcium in Calcium Oxalate ) * 100

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To calculate the percentage of calcium in the limestone, we need to calculate the number of moles of calcium in the calcium oxalate precipitate and then use this information to find the moles of calcium in the limestone sample.

First, let's convert the mass of the calcium oxalate precipitate to moles of calcium oxalate:

1. Calculate the molar mass of CaC2O4:
- Mass of calcium (Ca) = 40.08 g/mol
- Mass of carbon (C) = 12.01 g/mol
- Mass of oxygen (O) = 16.00 g/mol
- Molar mass of CaC2O4 = (40.08 g/mol) + (2 * 12.01 g/mol) + (4 * 16.00 g/mol) = 128.08 g/mol

2. Convert the given mass of calcium oxalate to moles:
- Moles of CaC2O4 = mass / molar mass = 3.0 g / 128.08 g/mol ≈ 0.0234 mol

Since calcium oxalate has a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio with calcium, the number of moles of calcium can be determined from the moles of calcium oxalate.

3. Moles of calcium = 0.0234 mol

Now we can calculate the percentage of calcium in the limestone:

4. Calculate the number of moles of calcium in the limestone:
- Moles of calcium in limestone = moles of calcium / mass of limestone
- Mass of limestone = 0.41 g
- Moles of calcium in limestone = 0.0234 mol / 0.41 g ≈ 0.0570 mol/g

5. Calculate the percentage of calcium in the limestone:
- Percentage of calcium = moles of calcium in limestone * 100 = 0.0570 mol/g * 100 ≈ 5.70%

Therefore, the percentage of calcium in the limestone is approximately 5.70%.

To calculate the percentage of calcium in the limestone, we need to determine the moles of calcium in the calcium oxalate precipitated, and then use that information to find the moles of calcium in the original limestone sample. Finally, we can calculate the percentage by dividing the moles of calcium by the total mass of the limestone sample and multiplying by 100.

1. First, we need to determine the moles of calcium oxalate precipitated. To do this, we divide the mass of calcium oxalate precipitated by its molar mass. The molar mass of CaC2O4 is equal to the sum of the atomic masses of calcium (Ca), carbon (C), and oxygen (O) in the compound.

Molar mass of CaC2O4 = (1 mol Ca) + (2 mol C) + (4 mol O)
= (40.08 g/mol) + (2 * 12.01 g/mol) + (4 * 16.00 g/mol)
= 128.10 g/mol

Moles of CaC2O4 = Mass of CaC2O4 / Molar mass of CaC2O4
= 3.0 g / 128.10 g/mol
= 0.0234 mol

2. Next, we need to find the moles of calcium in the original limestone sample. Since all the calcium in the limestone was converted to Ca2+(aq) when it reacted with the HCl, we can assume that the number of moles of calcium oxalate precipitated is equal to the number of moles of calcium in the limestone sample.

Moles of calcium in the limestone sample = Moles of CaC2O4
= 0.0234 mol

3. Finally, we can calculate the percentage of calcium in the limestone sample. The percentage is calculated by dividing the moles of calcium by the total mass of the limestone sample and multiplying by 100.

Percentage of calcium = (Moles of calcium / Mass of limestone) * 100
= (0.0234 mol / 0.41 g) * 100
= 5.70%

Therefore, the percentage of calcium in the limestone is 5.70% when rounded to four significant figures.