A 8.07g sample of impure Ag2O decomposes into solid silver and O2(g). If 395mL of O2(g) is collected over water at 25 degrees Celsius and 749.2 mmHg barometric pressure, then what is the percent by mass of Ag2O in the sample? The vapor pressure of water at 25 degrees Celsius is 23.8 mmHg. What is the volume of the gas collected?

first, find the moles of O2 (n=PV/RT)

then, in the compound Ag2O, that is one half the moles of O , so the moles of Ag2O is 1/2 n above. convert that number of moles of silveroxide to grams, then
percent= mass/8.07

Why did the silver break up with the oxygen? Because it wanted to be a solo act and didn't want to share the spotlight! But let's calculate the percent by mass of Ag2O in the sample first, and then we can talk about the volume of the gas collected.

To calculate the percent by mass of Ag2O, we need to find the mass of Ag2O in the 8.07g sample and divide it by the total mass of the sample. We know that Ag2O decomposes into solid silver (Ag) and O2 gas, so let's find the molar mass of Ag2O first.

The molar mass of Ag2O is:
(2 x atomic mass of Ag) + atomic mass of O
= (2 x 107.87 g/mol) + 16.00 g/mol
= 231.74 g/mol

Now, let's calculate the mass of Ag2O in the sample:
(8.07g / 231.74 g/mol) x 100 = 3.49%

So, the percent by mass of Ag2O in the sample is approximately 3.49%.

Now, for the volume of the gas collected. We know that the total pressure is 749.2 mmHg, and the vapor pressure of water at 25 degrees Celsius is 23.8 mmHg. To find the pressure of just the O2 gas, we subtract the vapor pressure of water from the total pressure:

O2 gas pressure = total pressure - vapor pressure of water
= 749.2 mmHg - 23.8 mmHg
= 725.4 mmHg

Now, we can use the ideal gas law to find the volume of the O2 gas collected:
PV = nRT

Let's convert the pressure from mmHg to atm to use in the equation:
725.4 mmHg / 760 mmHg/atm = 0.95474 atm

Now, let's calculate the volume of the gas collected by rearranging the ideal gas law equation to solve for V:
V = (nRT) / P

First, we need to calculate the number of moles of O2 gas:
n = PV / RT

Where P is the O2 gas pressure in atm, V is the volume in liters, R is the ideal gas constant (0.08206 L.atm/mol.K), and T is the temperature in Kelvin.

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To determine the percent by mass of Ag2O in the sample, we need to calculate the mass of Ag2O decomposed from the given mass of the sample.

1. Calculate the molar mass of Ag2O:
Ag: atomic mass = 107.87 g/mol
O: atomic mass = 16.00 g/mol
Molar mass of Ag2O = (2 * Ag) + O = (2 * 107.87 g/mol) + 16.00 g/mol = 231.74 g/mol

2. Convert the given mass of the sample from grams to moles:
Sample mass = 8.07 g
Moles of Ag2O = Sample mass / Molar mass of Ag2O = 8.07 g / 231.74 g/mol = 0.0349 mol

3. Determine the volume of O2 collected over water:
Barometric pressure = 749.2 mmHg
Water vapor pressure at 25 degrees Celsius = 23.8 mmHg
Corrected pressure = Barometric pressure - Water vapor pressure = 749.2 mmHg - 23.8 mmHg = 725.4 mmHg
Convert the pressure to atmospheres by dividing by 760 mmHg/atm:
Corrected pressure = 725.4 mmHg / 760 mmHg/atm = 0.9545 atm
Volume of O2 collected = 395 mL

4. Apply the ideal gas law to find the number of moles of O2 collected:
PV = nRT, where P is the pressure, V is the volume, n is the number of moles, R is the gas constant (0.0821 L·atm/(mol·K)), and T is the temperature in Kelvin.
Rearrange the equation to solve for the number of moles of O2:
n = (PV) / (RT)
n = (0.9545 atm * 0.395 L) / (0.0821 L·atm/(mol·K) * (25 + 273.15) K) = 0.0173 mol

5. Determine the molar ratio between Ag2O and O2:
Balanced equation for the decomposition of Ag2O:
2Ag2O(s) -> 4Ag(s) + O2(g)
From the equation, for every 2 moles of Ag2O, 1 mole of O2 is produced.
Therefore, Moles of Ag2O decomposed = 0.5 * Moles of O2 = 0.5 * 0.0173 mol = 0.00865 mol

6. Calculate the mass of Ag2O decomposed:
Mass of Ag2O = Moles of Ag2O decomposed * Molar mass of Ag2O = 0.00865 mol * 231.74 g/mol = 2.00 g

7. Calculate the percent by mass of Ag2O in the sample:
Percent by mass of Ag2O = (Mass of Ag2O decomposed / Sample mass) * 100
Percent by mass of Ag2O = (2.00 g / 8.07 g) * 100 = 24.8%

So, the percent by mass of Ag2O in the sample is 24.8%.

Finally, the volume of the gas collected is 395 mL.

To determine the percent by mass of Ag2O in the sample and the volume of the gas collected, we need to follow a series of steps:

Step 1: Calculate the moles of O2 collected.
We know the volume of O2 collected, the water vapor pressure, and the barometric pressure. We can calculate the partial pressure of the O2 gas by subtracting the vapor pressure of water from the total barometric pressure:

Partial pressure of O2 = Total barometric pressure - Vapor pressure of water
Partial pressure of O2 = 749.2 mmHg - 23.8 mmHg = 725.4 mmHg

Next, we convert this partial pressure from mmHg to atm by dividing it by 760 mmHg/atm:

Partial pressure of O2 (atm) = 725.4 mmHg / 760 mmHg/atm ≈ 0.955 atm

Now, we can use the ideal gas law equation, PV = nRT, to calculate the moles of O2:

n (moles of O2) = PV / RT

where P is the partial pressure of O2, V is the volume of O2 collected in liters, R is the ideal gas constant (0.0821 L·atm/mol·K), and T is the temperature in Kelvin.

However, we need to convert the volume of O2 collected from mL to liters. Since 1 L = 1000 mL, the volume of O2 collected in liters is:

V (liters) = 395 mL / 1000 mL/L = 0.395 L

Substituting the values into the equation:

n (moles of O2) = (0.955 atm) * (0.395 L) / (0.0821 L·atm/mol·K) * (298 K)

Calculate the value of n.

Step 2: Calculate the moles of Ag2O.
Since Ag2O decomposes into Ag and O2, the ratio between the moles of Ag2O and O2 is 1:1. Therefore, the moles of Ag2O are equal to the moles of O2.

Moles of Ag2O = Moles of O2 (from step 1)

Step 3: Calculate the molar mass of Ag2O.
The molar mass of Ag2O can be calculated by summing the atomic masses of silver (Ag) and oxygen (O).

Atomic mass of Ag = 107.87 g/mol
Atomic mass of O = 16.00 g/mol

Molar mass of Ag2O = (2 * Atomic mass of Ag) + Atomic mass of O

Calculate the molar mass of Ag2O.

Step 4: Calculate the mass of Ag2O in the sample.
The mass of Ag2O can be calculated using the molar mass of Ag2O and the number of moles of Ag2O obtained in step 2.

Mass of Ag2O = Moles of Ag2O * Molar mass of Ag2O

Calculate the mass of Ag2O.

Step 5: Calculate the percent by mass of Ag2O.
The percent by mass of Ag2O is the mass of Ag2O divided by the initial sample mass, multiplied by 100.

Percent by mass of Ag2O = (Mass of Ag2O / Initial sample mass) * 100

Calculate the percent by mass of Ag2O.

Step 6: Calculate the volume of the gas collected.
We already have the volume of the gas collected (0.395 L), which was obtained in step 1.

The volume of gas collected is 0.395 L.

Now, you have the answers to both questions.