A solid mixture(5.0gm)consisting of lead nitrate and sodium nitrate was heated below 600°c until the weight of the residue was constant.If the loss in weight is 28%,find the amount of lead nitrate and sodium nitrate in the mixture.
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Manish Shankar
·2009-11-01 06:55:15
PbNO3→PbO
let moles of PbNO3 be x and that of NaNO3 be y
NaNO3→NaNO2
initial weight of the mixture=5 g
final weight of the mixture=5*72/100=3.6 g
we have
269x+85y=5
223x+69y=3.6
solve for x and y