Chemistry 5070 · O Level · The mole and the Avogadro constant

The mole and the Avogadro constant — practice question

A student carries out an experiment to work out the percentage by mass of copper in an impure copper sample.
(a)[1]

Calculate the mass of impure copper used for the experiment.

(b)[1]

Name the vessel in which solution $J$ should be prepared.

(c)[4]

Consult the diagrams to fill in the results table and work out the mean volume of $0.100\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}$ $\text{Na}_2\text{S}_2\text{O}_3$.

(d)[1]

Calculate how many moles of $\text{Na}_2\text{S}_2\text{O}_3$ are present in the average volume.

(e)[1]

Use equation $3$ to find the number of moles of $I_2$ in $25.0\,\text{cm}^3$ of $J$.

(f)[1]

Calculate how many moles of $I_2$ are in $250\,\text{cm}^3$ of $J$.

(g)[1]

Use equation $2$ to work out the number of moles of $\text{Cu(NO}_3)_2$ that generate this amount of $I_2$.

(h)[1]

Use equation $1$ to deduce the number of moles of $\text{Cu}$.

(i)[1]

Calculate the mass of copper present in the impure-copper sample. [$A_r: \text{Cu},\,63.5$]

(j)[1]

Calculate the percentage by mass of copper in the impure-copper sample.

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