A 5.000 gram sanple of dry mixture of potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate and potassium chloride is reacted with 0.100L of 22.0 degrees Celsius and 740.0 torr,is obtained from this reaction. What was the percentage of potassium carbonate in the mixture?
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To find the percentage of potassium carbonate in the mixture, we need to use the given information and perform a few calculations.
Let's start by calculating the number of moles of carbon dioxide (CO2) produced during the reaction. We know that the reaction is between potassium hydroxide (KOH), potassium carbonate (K2CO3), and potassium chloride (KCl), and carbon dioxide is one of the products. The balanced chemical equation for the reaction is:
2 KOH + K2CO3 + 2 HCl → 3 KCl + H2O + CO2
From the balanced equation, we can see that for every one mole of K2CO3, one mole of CO2 is produced. Therefore, the number of moles of CO2 is equal to the number of moles of K2CO3.
To calculate the number of moles of CO2, we need to use the ideal gas law equation:
PV = nRT
where:
P = pressure (in atm)
V = volume (in liters)
n = number of moles
R = ideal gas constant (0.0821 L·atm/mol·K)
T = temperature (in Kelvin)
First, let's convert the given pressure from torr to atm:
740.0 torr × (1 atm / 760 torr) = 0.974 atm
Next, let's convert the given temperature from degrees Celsius to Kelvin:
22.0 °C + 273.15 = 295.15 K
Now we can plug the values into the ideal gas law equation to calculate the number of moles of CO2:
(0.974 atm) × (0.100 L) = n × (0.0821 L·atm/mol·K) × (295.15 K)
Simplifying the equation:
0.0974 L·atm = n × 24.215015 L·atm/mol
Dividing both sides by 24.215015 L·atm/mol, we get:
n = 0.0974 L·atm / 24.215015 L·atm/mol = 0.004015 mol
Since the number of moles of CO2 is equal to the number of moles of K2CO3, we have determined the amount of K2CO3 in the mixture.
Now, let's find the percentage of potassium carbonate in the mixture:
Percentage of K2CO3 = (moles of K2CO3 / moles of total mixture) × 100
The moles of the total mixture can be calculated using the mass and molar mass of the total mixture. Given that the mass of the mixture is 5.000 grams, we need to determine the molar masses of potassium hydroxide (KOH), potassium carbonate (K2CO3), and potassium chloride (KCl). The molar masses are as follows:
KOH: 39.102 g/mol
K2CO3: 138.205 g/mol
KCl: 74.551 g/mol
The molar mass of the total mixture can be calculated as:
(39.102 g/mol × moles of KOH) + (138.205 g/mol × moles of K2CO3) + (74.551 g/mol × moles of KCl) = 5.000 g
Since we already know the moles of K2CO3 (0.004015 mol), we can rearrange the equation and solve for the moles of KOH and KCl:
(39.102 g/mol × moles of KOH) + (74.551 g/mol × moles of KCl) = 5.000 g - (138.205 g/mol × 0.004015 mol)
(39.102 g/mol × moles of KOH) + (74.551 g/mol × moles of KCl) = 4.480 g
Now, we need to assume that the mixture contains only potassium hydroxide (KOH), potassium carbonate (K2CO3), and potassium chloride (KCl), and that there are no impurities. Therefore, the total moles of the mixture can be written as:
moles of total mixture = moles of KOH + moles of K2CO3 + moles of KCl
Substituting the values we found for moles of K2CO3 and moles of total mixture:
moles of KOH + 0.004015 mol + moles of KCl = moles of KOH + moles of KCl + 0.004015 mol
From this equation, we can see that the moles of K2CO3 cancels out when calculating the percentage, and the percentage of K2CO3 can be written simply as:
Percentage of K2CO3 = (0.004015 mol / moles of total mixture) × 100
To find this percentage, we need to solve the equation:
(39.102 g/mol × moles of KOH) + (74.551 g/mol × moles of KCl) = 4.480 g
This is a linear equation with two variables (moles of KOH and moles of KCl). However, we can't solve it directly with the given information. To find the values of moles of KOH and moles of KCl, we need either additional information or make additional assumptions about the composition of the mixture.
Therefore, without further information, we cannot determine the percentage of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) in the mixture.