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5 grams of a sample of magnesium carbonate on treatment with excess of dilute hydrochloric acid give 1.12 litre of Co2 at STP the percentage of magnesium carbonate in the mixture is

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Answer: 83.3 %

Explanation:

According to avogadro's law, 1 mole of EVERY substance OCCUPIES 22.4 L at STP and contains avogadro's number 6.023\times 10^{23} of particles.

To calculate the moles, we USE the equation:

\text{Number of moles of magnesium}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text {Molar mass}}=\frac{5g}{84g/mol}=0.06moles

MgCO_3\rightarrow MgO+CO_2

1 mole of magnesium carbonate produce= 22.4 L of carbon dioxide at STP

Thus 0.06 moles of magnesium produce=\frac{22.4}{1}\times 0.06=1.344L

Thus percentage PURITY= \frac{\text{Experimental yield}}{\text{Theoretical yield}}\times 100=\frac{1.12}{1.344}\times 100=83.3\%

MgCO_3Therefore, the percentage purity of is 83.3%.



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