One way in which the useful metal copper is produced is by dissolving the minera
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One way in which the useful metal copper is produced is by dissolving the mineral azurite, which contains copper (II) carbonate, in concentrated sulfuric acid The sulfuric acid reacts with the copper(II) carbonate to produce a blue solution of copper (II) sulfate. Scrap iron is then added to this solution, and pure copper metal precipitates out because of the following chemical reaction Fe(s) + CuSO4(aq) Cu(s) + FeSO4(aq) Suppose an industrial quality-control chemist analyzes a sample from a copper processing plant in the following way. He adds powdered iron to a 350. mL copper (II) sulfate sample from the plant until no more copper will precipitate. He then washes, dries, and weighs the precipitate, and finds that it has a mass of 95. mg Calculate the original concentration of copper(II) sulfate in the sample. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.Explanation / Answer
The reaction is Fe(s)+CuSO4(aq) -------->Cu(s)+FeSO4(aq)
the precipiate formed is Cu(s) whose mass = 93 mg, atomic weight of Cu= 63.5
moles of Cu formed= mass in gm/atomic weight= 93*10-3/63.5 =0.0015
this many moles of CuSO4 is used. this is dissoved in 350 ml,
so concentration of CuSO4= moles/Volume in L= 0.0015/350/1000 L=0.0043M
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