Q3.68P

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Calculate the mass of each product formed when 174 g of silver sulphide reacts with excess hydrochloric acid: 

Ag2S(s)+HCl(aq)AgCl(s)+H2S(g)[unbalanced]

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  1. The mass of AgCl is 201.28 g.

  2. The mass of H2S is 23.9 g.

1Step 1: Balance the chemical equation

In a balanced chemical equation, the number of atoms on the reactant side should be the same as the number of atoms on the product side for a particular atom. For balancing the reaction, the atoms are multiplied by the stoichiometric coefficient.

So, the balanced chemical equation is:

Ag2S(s)+2HCl(aq)2AgCl(s)+H2S(g)

2Step 2: Determine the Limiting reagent of the reaction

In the reaction, HCl is present in excess, so when 174 g of Ag2S reacts with an excess of HCl,Ag2S will be completely consumed in the reaction. Therefore, Ag2S is a limiting reagent.


This states that the reactant which is completely utilized in the reaction or completely used up in the reaction acts as a Limiting reagent.


3Step 3: Relation between mass and number of moles

The number of moles is calculated by the mass and Molar mass. The relationship between the number of moles, mass, and molar mass is given below.

Number of moles=massMolar mass

4Step 4: Calculate the number of moles of A g 2 S formed

The mass of Ag2S= 174 g.

The molar mass of Ag2S = 247.8 g/mol.

The number of moles of Ag2Sis calculated as:

moles of Ag2S=mass of Ag2SMolar mass of Ag2S                          =174 g247.8 g/mol                          =0.7022mol

Therefore, the number of moles of Ag2S is 0.7022 mol.

5Step 5: Relation between the number of moles of Ag 2 S and AgCl

In the given reaction, 2mol of AgCl is formed from 1mol of Ag2S.

Thus,

1molof Ag2S=2mol of AgCl

6Step 6: Calculate the number of moles of A g C l

The number of moles of AgCl is:

1 mol of Ag2S              =  2mol of AgCl0.7022mol of Ag2S     =  0.7022×2mol of AgCl                                        =14044 mol of AgCl

7Step 7: Calculate the mass of A g C l

The molar mass of AgCl= 143.32 g/mol.

The mass of AgCl is calculated as:

mass of AgCl = moles of AgCl×Molar mass of AgCl                        = 1.4044 mol×143.32g/mol                        = 201.28 g

Therefore, the mass of AgCl is approximately 201.28 g.


8Step 8: Relation between the number of moles of A g 2 S and H 2 S

In the given reaction, 1mol of H2S is formed from 1 mol of Ag2S.

Thus,

1mol of Ag2S=1mol of H2S

9Step 9: Calculate the number of moles of H 2 S

The number of moles of H2S is:

      1mol of Ag2S=1mol of H2S0.7022 mol of Ag2S=0.702molofH2S

10Step 10: Calculate the mass of H 2 S

The molar mass of H2S= 34.1 g/mol.

The mass of H2S is calculated as:

mass of H2S = moles of H2S×Molar mass of H2S                       =0.7022mol×34.1g/mol                       =23.945g

Therefore, the mass of H2S is approximately 23.9 g.