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if 50.0mL of AgNO3 reacts with 25.0mL of 0.100M of K2CrO4, what is the molarity of silver nitrate?
2AgNO3 + K2CrO4 -> 2KNO3 + Ag2CRO4
25mL of .1M K2CrO4 has .0025 moles
Each mole of K2CrO4 reacts with 2 moles of AgNO3
So, you need .0050 moles of AgNO3
.0050moles/.050L = 0.1M AgNO3
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To find the molarity of silver nitrate (AgNO3), you need to use the given information about the reaction between AgNO3 and K2CrO4.
The balanced chemical equation for the reaction between AgNO3 and K2CrO4 is:
2AgNO3 + K2CrO4 → Ag2CrO4 + 2KNO3
From the balanced equation, you can determine the stoichiometric ratio between AgNO3 and K2CrO4, which is 2:1. This means that for every 2 moles of AgNO3, you need 1 mole of K2CrO4.
Given data:
Volume of AgNO3 (V1) = 50.0 mL
Molarity of K2CrO4 (M2) = 0.100 M
Volume of K2CrO4 (V2) = 25.0 mL
To find the molarity of AgNO3 (M1), you can use the following formula:
M1 = (M2 * V2) / V1
Substituting the values into the formula:
M1 = (0.100 M * 25.0 mL) / 50.0 mL
M1 = 0.050 M
Therefore, the molarity of silver nitrate (AgNO3) is 0.050 M.
To find the molarity of silver nitrate (AgNO3), we need to use the given information about the reaction between AgNO3 and K2CrO4.
First, let's write a balanced equation for the reaction:
2AgNO3 + K2CrO4 -> Ag2CrO4 + 2KNO3
From the balanced equation, we can see that for every 2 moles of AgNO3, 1 mole of Ag2CrO4 is produced. Therefore, the molar ratio between AgNO3 and Ag2CrO4 is 2:1.
Now let's calculate the number of moles of Ag2CrO4 using the given volume and molarity of potassium chromate (K2CrO4):
Volume of K2CrO4 solution = 25.0 mL = 0.0250 L
Molarity of K2CrO4 = 0.100 M
The number of moles of K2CrO4 = volume x molarity
= 0.0250 L x 0.100 mol/L
= 0.00250 mol
Since the molar ratio between AgNO3 and Ag2CrO4 is 2:1, the number of moles of AgNO3 is also 0.00250 mol.
Now, let's calculate the molarity of silver nitrate.
Volume of AgNO3 solution = 50.0 mL = 0.0500 L
Molarity of AgNO3 = number of moles/volume
Molarity of AgNO3 = 0.00250 mol / 0.0500 L
= 0.050 M
Therefore, the molarity of silver nitrate (AgNO3) is 0.050 M.