A 1.500-g sample of a mixture containing only Cu2O and CuO was treated with hydrogen to prduce 1.252 g pure copper metal. Calculate the percentage composition (by mass) of the mixture.
Let X = mass Cu2O
Let Y = mass Cu
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X + Y = 1.500
X(2Cu/Cu2O) + Y(Cu/CuO) = 1.252
Cu, Cu2O, and CuO mean molar masses.
Solve the two equations simultaneously for X and Y,
Then %Cu2O = (mass Cu2O/mass sample)*100
%Cu = (Mass Cu/mass sample)*100
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Well, it seems like the copper in this mixture put on quite a performance! Let's break down the problem, shall we?
First, we need to figure out how much copper was in the original mixture. The pure copper metal we obtained weighs 1.252 g. So, this means that the remaining mass of the original mixture is 1.500 g - 1.252 g = 0.248 g.
Now, the copper in the original mixture can exist as either Cu2O or CuO. To find the percentage composition, we need to determine how much of each compound was present.
Let's assume x grams of Cu2O, that means we'll have 0.248 g - x grams of CuO.
Now, we need to convert the masses of these compounds to moles. The molar mass of Cu2O is 143.09 g/mol, and the molar mass of CuO is 79.53 g/mol.
Using the molar masses, we can find the number of moles of Cu2O and CuO:
moles of Cu2O = x g / 143.09 g/mol
moles of CuO = (0.248 g - x g) / 79.53 g/mol
Since we have 1.252 g of pure copper, we can assume it all came from the CuO in the original mixture. That means the moles of CuO in the mixture should be equal to the moles of pure copper:
moles of CuO = 1.252 g / 63.55 g/mol
Now, we can set up an equation:
(0.248 g - x g) / 79.53 g/mol = 1.252 g / 63.55 g/mol
Cross-multiplying and solving for x:
(0.248 g - x g) * 63.55 g/mol = 1.252 g * 79.53 g/mol
15.732 g - 63.55x g/mol = 99.600 g * g/mol
-63.55x g/mol = 83.868 g * g/mol
x = -1.32 g
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To solve this problem, we can use the concept of stoichiometry.
1. Determine the amount of copper in the pure copper metal:
The pure copper metal obtained is 1.252 g. Since copper has an atomic mass of 63.55 g/mol, we can calculate the number of moles of copper using the formula:
moles of copper = mass / molar mass
moles of copper = 1.252 g / 63.55 g/mol
moles of copper = 0.0197 mol
2. Determine the amount of copper in the mixture:
Since the mixture consists of Cu2O and CuO, we need to convert the moles of copper to moles of Cu2O and CuO. The balanced chemical equations for the reactions are:
Cu2O + H2 -> 2Cu + H2O
CuO + H2 -> Cu + H2O
From the equations, we can see that 1 mole of Cu2O produces 2 moles of copper, and 1 mole of CuO produces 1 mole of copper.
So, the moles of Cu2O in the mixture would be half the moles of copper:
moles of Cu2O = 0.0197 mol / 2
moles of Cu2O = 0.00985 mol
The moles of CuO in the mixture would be the remaining moles of copper:
moles of CuO = 0.0197 mol - 0.00985 mol
moles of CuO = 0.00985 mol
3. Calculate the mass of Cu2O and CuO in the mixture:
mass of Cu2O = moles of Cu2O x molar mass of Cu2O
mass of Cu2O = 0.00985 mol x (2 x 63.55 g/mol)
mass of Cu2O = 1.25 g
mass of CuO = moles of CuO x molar mass of CuO
mass of CuO = 0.00985 mol x (63.55 g/mol)
mass of CuO = 0.63 g
4. Calculate the percentage composition of the mixture:
percentage composition of Cu2O = (mass of Cu2O / mass of mixture) x 100
percentage composition of Cu2O = (1.25 g / 1.500 g) x 100
percentage composition of Cu2O = 83.33%
percentage composition of CuO = (mass of CuO / mass of mixture) x 100
percentage composition of CuO = (0.63 g / 1.500 g) x 100
percentage composition of CuO = 42.00%
Therefore, the percentage composition (by mass) of the mixture is approximately 83.33% Cu2O and 42.00% CuO. Note that the sum of the percentages may exceed 100% due to rounding errors.
To calculate the percentage composition of the mixture, we need to determine the masses of Cu2O and CuO in the sample.
Let's assume the mass of Cu2O in the sample is "x" grams, and the mass of CuO is "y" grams.
From the given information, we know that the total mass of the sample is 1.500 g.
So, we can write the equation:
x + y = 1.500
After the reaction with hydrogen, the pure copper metal has a mass of 1.252 g. Since the only source of copper in the mixture comes from Cu2O and CuO, we can write the following equation for the copper:
2Cu2O + CuO + 2H2 → Cu + 2H2O
From the balanced equation, the molar ratio between Cu and Cu2O is 2:2, which simplifies to 1:1. Therefore, the mass of Cu2O in the mixture must be equal to the mass of pure copper produced.
So, we can write:
x = 1.252 g
Now, we can substitute this value back into the first equation to solve for the mass of CuO (y):
1.252 + y = 1.500
y = 1.500 - 1.252
y = 0.248 g
Now that we have the masses of Cu2O (1.252 g) and CuO (0.248 g), we can calculate the percentage composition of the mixture.
The percentage of Cu2O in the mixture can be calculated using the formula:
% Cu2O = (mass of Cu2O / total mass of the mixture) × 100
Plugging in the values:
% Cu2O = (1.252 g / 1.500 g) × 100
% Cu2O = 83.47%
Similarly, we can calculate the percentage of CuO in the mixture using the formula:
% CuO = (mass of CuO / total mass of the mixture) × 100
Plugging in the values:
% CuO = (0.248 g / 1.500 g) × 100
% CuO = 16.53%
Therefore, the percentage composition (by mass) of the mixture is approximately 83.47% Cu2O and 16.53% CuO.