What is/are a practice problem(s) that involves the following topics? Concentration, limiting/excess reactants, acids/bases, solubility
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Well, sure, let's hit all of the above using a single idea: a strong acid like
One option (of many) is
#"H"_2"SO"_4(aq) + "Fe"(s) -> "Fe"^(2+)(aq) + "SO"_4^(2-)(aq) + "H"_2(g)#
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Suppose the concentration of the sulfuric acid is
#"2.0 M"# (in water) and you have#"3.50 g"# of#"Fe"(s)# . By using#"27.00 mL"# of the acid, the iron dissolves. Determine which substance is the limiting reactant. -
Calculate the mols of substance in excess, and note which one it was. Then, determine the mols of
#"Fe"^(2+)# in solution. -
Are any products Lewis acids or bases? (Hint:
#"Fe"^(2+)# forms#["Fe"("OH"_2)_6]^(2+)# in aqueous solution.) -
The excess
#"Fe"(s)# is removed with tweezers. The solution is transferred to a larger container, and water is added until the solution reaches#"500.00 mL"# .
If
#"3.205 g"# of#"NaOH"# (#"FW"# #=# #"39.9959 g/mol"# ) is then added to the solution, one should saturate the solution with#"Fe"("OH")_2(s)# , but also have some remaining#"Fe"^(2+)# in solution.Calculate the resultant solubility of
#"Fe"("OH")_2(s)# in the aqueous solution (ignoring the excess#"Fe"^(2+)# remaining) at#20^@ "C"# in#"g/100 mL soln"# .
And that checks off all the points: concentration, limiting reactants/excess, acids/bases, solubility.
Try getting both reactants into mols.
#("2.0 mols H"_2"SO"_4)/cancel"L" xx cancel"1 L"/(1000 cancel"mL") xx 27.00 cancel"mL" = "0.0540 mols H"_2"SO"_4#
#3.50 cancel"g Fe" xx "1 mol"/(55.845 cancel"g Fe") = "0.0627 mols Fe"#
Since
The iron is thus in excess by
#"0.0627 mols" - "0.0540 mols" = color(blue)("0.0087 mols")# , or#"0.484 g"# .
From the stoichiometry of the reaction,
#"0.0540 mols H"_2"SO"_4 = color(blue)("0.0540 mols Fe"^(2+))#
Yes, the iron(II) cation is a Lewis acid, because it has an empty
#"Fe"^(2+)(aq) + 2"OH"^(-)(aq) -> "Fe"("OH")_2(s)#
#3.205 cancel"g NaOH" xx "1 mol"/(39.9959 cancel"g NaOH") = "0.0801 mols NaOH"# ,
which reacts with
#0.0401 cancel("mols Fe"("OH")_2(s)) xx ("89.86 g Fe"("OH")_2(s))/cancel"1 mol"#
#=# #"3.60 g Fe"("OH")_2(s)# per#"500.00 mL"# of aqueous solution,
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