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3.0 g of metal chloride gave 2.0 g of metal. Calculate the equivalent weight of the metal. |
Answer» Let the equivalent weight of metal (M) be E. `Ew(Cl)=35.5g`. Weight of `Cl=3.0-2.0=1.0g` " Eq of "mwetal `=" Eq of "`Cl ltBrgt `("Weight of M")/(Ew(M))=(Weight of Cl)/(Ew(Cl))` `(2.0)/(E)=(1.0)/(35.5)` `E=71.0g` General formula: If x g of metal chloride gave y g of metal, the Ew of metal is Ew of `M` `=("weight of M")/("weight of M chloride"-"weight of M")xxEw(Cl)` `=(x xx35.5)/(x-y)=(2.0xx35.5)/((3.0-2.0))=71.0g` |
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