What will occur when a 100mL volume of AgNO3(aq) at 0.400molL1 concentration is added to an excess of potassium chromate, K+2[CrO4]2?

1 Answer
Jun 5, 2017

Approx. 7g of silver chromate will precipitate.

Explanation:

We need a stoichiometric equation........

2AgNO3(aq)+K2CrO4(aq)Ag2CrO4(s)+2KNO3(aq)

We assume (reasonably) that you have added the silver nitrate to a stoichiometric excess of potassium chromate........

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And very insoluble, brick-red silver chromate precipitates with alacrity.

We have a molar quantity of 0.100L×0.400molL1=0.0400mol with respect to silver ion. And thus an half equiv of silver chromate will precipitate, i.e. consistent with the given stoichiometry:

0.0200mol×331.73gmol1=??g