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Praveen took lead nitrate solution in a test tube and added sodium chloride solution toit. How will he prove that the reaction satisfies the law of conservation of mass? |
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Answer» Answer: The residue left on evaporation will mostly be a mixture of three salts.The two definite ones are lead CHLORIDE and sodium NITRATE formed by the double displacement between sodium chloride and lead nitrate.2NaCl (aq) + PB(NO3)2 (aq) ——→ PbCl2 (s) + 2NaNO3 (aq)The THIRD constituent will be either the unreacted NaCl or Pb(NO3)2 that is present in excess of the 2:1 molar ratio in which these two salts react as per the above equation.But if NaCl and Pb(NO3)2 are taken in the exact 2:1 molar ratio in the test tube with sufficient water, the contents on evaporation are expected to yield, at least theoretically, a solid mixture having only NANO3 and PbCl2, in the 2:1 molar ratio. There should not be any unreacted NaCl or Pb(NO3)2 as a third constituent. |
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