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Record results in the blanks below and perform any calculations. Mass of empty drying dish 41.48 g Mass of drying dish + sample 42.48 g Mass of sample 1 g Mass of drying dish + sample after first 5min heating 42.33 g Mass of drying dish + sample after second 5 min heating 42.32 g Mass of water (lost) 0.16 g Mass of Bacl_2 (anhydrous =n without water) Calculate the number of moles of Bacl_2 show work! Calculate the number of moles of water, show work! Calculate the value "X" in the chemical formula: Bacl_2.XH_2O of moles of water, show work! X = Calculate the number of moles of Bacl_2.ZH_2O with which you started, Show work! Calculate the %(Wt/Wt) water on original sample:

Explanation / Answer

Initial (hydrated) mass of sample = 1.00 g

Mass of water lost = 0.16 gram

1. Mass of anhydrous sample (pure BaCl2 only) = (1.00 – 0.16) g = 0.84 g

So, mass of BaCl2 (anhydrous = without water) = 0.84 g

2. number of moles of BaCl2 = mass of anhydrous BaCl2 / molecular mass of BaCl2

                                                = 0.84 g / 208.23 g mol-1

                                                = 0.004034000864 moles

3. Number of moles of water = mass of water lost / molecular mass of water

                                                = 0.16 g / 18.015 g mol-1

= 0.00888 moles

4. From 2 and 3.

0.00888 moles of H2O is released by 0.004034 moles BaCl2 during desiccation.

So, number of moles of water molecules associated per mol BaCl2

                                    = 0.00888 / 0.004034 = 2.2

That, 1 mol BaCl2 is hydrated with 2.2 moles ware.

Thus, X = 2.2

Actual empirical formula of BaCl2 in the sample = BaCl2. 2.2 H2O

Ans. 5. Number of moles of BaCl2. 2.2 H2O in initial (hydrated sample)

                                    = Initial mass of sample / molecular mass of BaCl2. 2.2 H2O

                                    = 1.00 g / 247.863 g mol-1

                                    = 0.004034486793 moles

Ans. 6. % (wt/wt) in original sample = (mass of water lost / initial mass of sample) x 100

                                    =( 0.16 g/ 1.00 g) x 100 = 16.0 %