I don't know how to get the mole ratios of the following:
Copper to Chloride
Zinc to Chloride
Zinc to Copper
There are the moles I have of each;
Copper 4.25*10^-3 mol
Zinc 3.67*10^-3 mol
Chloride 2.27*10^-2 mol
minerals used by animals for bones
To find the mole ratios of different elements in a chemical compound, you need to determine the ratio of the number of moles of each element in the compound. In this case, you have the moles of copper, zinc, and chloride.
For the mole ratio of copper to chloride:
To find the ratio of copper to chloride, divide the number of moles of copper by the number of moles of chloride.
Mole ratio of copper to chloride = moles of copper / moles of chloride
= 4.25*10^-3 mol / 2.27*10^-2 mol
To simplify, you can multiply both values by 1000 to eliminate the decimal point:
= 4.25 / 22.7
The simplified mole ratio of copper to chloride is approximately 0.1875.
For the mole ratio of zinc to chloride:
Similarly, calculate the ratio of zinc to chloride by dividing the number of moles of zinc by the number of moles of chloride.
Mole ratio of zinc to chloride = moles of zinc / moles of chloride
= 3.67*10^-3 mol / 2.27*10^-2 mol
Simplify the ratio:
= 3.67 / 22.7
The simplified mole ratio of zinc to chloride is approximately 0.1616.
For the mole ratio of zinc to copper:
Lastly, calculate the ratio of zinc to copper by dividing the number of moles of zinc by the number of moles of copper.
Mole ratio of zinc to copper = moles of zinc / moles of copper
= 3.67*10^-3 mol / 4.25*10^-3 mol
Simplify the ratio:
= 3.67 / 4.25
The simplified mole ratio of zinc to copper is approximately 0.8635.