you have 12.56 g of a mixture made up of sodium chloride and barium chloride. explain how you could use a precipitation reaction to determine how much of each compound the mixture contains
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Add AgNO3 to ppt all of the chloride (total chloride).
Add Na2SO4 to determine barium.
Why AgNO3 and Na2SO4
AgNO3 + Cl^ --> AgCl ppts all of the Cl from NaCl and Cl from BaCl2.
Na2SO4 + Ba^2+ ppts BaSO4 but leaves the NaCl intact with no reaction.
To determine how much sodium chloride (NaCl) and barium chloride (BaCl2) are present in a mixture, you can use a precipitation reaction. Here's how you can perform the experiment:
1. Start by dissolving the mixture in water. Add distilled water to the mixture and stir until all the salts dissolve completely. This ensures that both NaCl and BaCl2 are in their ionic forms, Na+ and Cl- and Ba2+ and 2Cl- respectively.
2. Once the mixture is fully dissolved, you can begin the precipitation reaction by adding a solution of a reactive compound that will cause one of the salts to form an insoluble precipitate while the other will remain in solution.
3. In this case, to determine the amount of NaCl, you can add a solution of silver nitrate (AgNO3) drop-wise to the mixture. Silver chloride (AgCl) is insoluble and will precipitate out of the solution if chloride ions are present. The reaction can be represented as:
NaCl + AgNO3 -> AgCl (precipitate) + NaNO3
4. Continue adding the silver nitrate solution until you observe no further precipitation. At this point, all the chloride ions have reacted with silver ions to form silver chloride.
5. Collect the precipitate of silver chloride by filtering the solution. Wash the precipitate with distilled water to remove any remaining traces of NaNO3.
6. After collecting the precipitate, dry it in an oven or desiccator to remove any water or moisture. Weigh the dry precipitate to determine the mass of NaCl. This mass will allow you to calculate the amount of NaCl in the original mixture.
7. To calculate the amount of BaCl2 in the mixture, use the remaining solution from step 4. This solution should contain Ba2+ ions since BaCl2 does not form a precipitate with AgNO3.
8. Transfer the remaining solution to a clean container and heat it gently to evaporate the water. Be cautious not to let it boil, as it can cause the BaCl2 to decompose.
9. After the solution has evaporated, you will be left with dry BaCl2. Weigh the dry BaCl2 to determine its mass and calculate the amount of BaCl2 in the original mixture.
By following these steps, you can determine the amount of NaCl and BaCl2 in the given mixture using a precipitation reaction with silver nitrate.