Suppose you are studying coordination compounds of Co(II) with the ligand pyridine (py, C5H5N, MW = 79.10). You isolate a crystalline compound and since the only available ions are chloride and nitrate, you hypothesize the empirical formula of the coordinaton compound must be Co(II)w(py)x(Cl)y(NO3)z. You analyze for pyridine (Kb is approximately 10-9) by dissolving 0.1000 g of complex in 10 mL of water and titrating with a 0.01 M HCl solution. Which of the following indicators sould be used to detect the endpoint? (Assume that the initial concentration of pyridine is approximately 0.01 M.)
-bromophenol blue (pH range of color change: 3.0 -4.6)
-thymolblue (pH range of color change: 8.0 - 9.6)
-bromothymol blue (pH range of color change: 6.0 - 7.6)
-alizarin yellow (pH range of color change: 10.1-12.0)
-methyl red (pH range of color change: 4.8 - 6.0)
This is a base which reacts with HCl to form the salt of the base. Base + H^+ ==> BH^+.
At the equivalence point, we will have just the salt and water present. So the pH will be determined by the hydrolysis of the salt.
BH^+ + HOH ==> B + H3O^+
(Kw/Kb) = (B)(H3O^+)/(BH^+)
and since (B)=(H3O^+), then
(H3O+)^2 = [Kw(BH^+)]/Kb).
You know Kw, Kb, and (BH^+) = 0.01.
Solve for H^+ and match that with te appropriate pH range.
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Suppose you are studying coordination compounds of Co(II) with the ligand pyridine (py, C5H5N, MW = 79.10). You isolate a crystalline compound and since the only available ions are chloride and nitrate, you hypothesize the empirical formula of the coordinaton compound must be Co(II)w(py)x(Cl)y(NO3)z. you discover that the complex decomposes in water. you dissolve 0.1000g of the complex in water and add excess NaHg(SSN)4. after the precipitate washed and dried its mass is 0.1102g. how many grams of cobalt are contained in the 0.1000g of the complex?
To determine the amount of cobalt (Co) in the complex, we can use the concept of stoichiometry and the mass of the precipitate formed.
The complex is assumed to have the empirical formula Co(II)w(py)x(Cl)y(NO3)z, where the cobalt is coordinated with pyridine ligands, chloride ions, and nitrate ions.
First, calculate the mass of the precipitate formed:
Mass of precipitate = Mass of complex - Mass of precipitate after washing and drying
Mass of precipitate = 0.1000 g - 0.1102 g
Mass of precipitate = -0.0102 g
Since the complex is assumed to have the empirical formula Co(II)w(py)x(Cl)y(NO3)z, we need to find the molar mass of this empirical formula.
The molar mass of Co(II)w(py)x(Cl)y(NO3)z is:
Molar mass = (atomic mass of Co)w + (atomic mass of py)x + (atomic mass of Cl)y + (atomic mass of NO3)z
Using the atomic masses of Co (58.93 g/mol), pyridine (79.10 g/mol), Cl (35.45 g/mol), and NO3 (62.01 g/mol), we can substitute these values into the equation.
Let's assume that w = 1, x = 4, y = 2, and z = 2 for simplicity:
Molar mass = (58.93 g/mol)(1) + (79.10 g/mol)(4) + (35.45 g/mol)(2) + (62.01 g/mol)(2)
Molar mass = 58.93 g/mol + 316.40 g/mol + 70.90 g/mol + 124.02 g/mol
Molar mass = 570.25 g/mol
Now, we can use stoichiometry to calculate the amount of cobalt (Co) in the complex.
Amount of Co = (mass of precipitate / molar mass of empirical formula) * (molar mass of Co)
Amount of Co = (-0.0102 g / 570.25 g/mol) * (58.93 g/mol)
Amount of Co = -0.000018 mol * 58.93 g/mol
Amount of Co = -0.00107 g
Since we obtained a negative value for the amount of cobalt, it suggests an error or inconsistency in the data or calculations. Please check your values and calculations again to ensure accuracy.
It is important to note that in chemical calculations, it is not common to obtain negative values for quantities like mass or amount.