Respuesta :

[tex]4.4\; {\rm g}[/tex].

Explanation

Refer to a modern periodic table for relative atomic mass:

  • Cu- 63.546;
  • Cl- 35.45.

Formula of copper (II) chloride: CuCl.

Formula mass of copper (II) chloride:

63.546 + 2 × 35.45 = [tex]134.446\; {\rm g \cdot mol^{-1}}[/tex].

How many [tex]{\rm mol}[/tex] of formula units in 8.3 grams of CuCl₂?

[tex](8.3\; {\rm g}) / (134.446\; {\rm g \cdot mol^{-1}}) \approx 0.0617\; {\rm mol}[/tex]

Note the subscript "2" in the formula CuCl. There are [tex]2\; {\rm mol}[/tex] of chloride ions in every [tex]1\; {\rm mol}[/tex] formula unit of CuCl₂.

There would be [tex]2 \times 0.0617\; {\rm mol} \approx 0.123\; {\rm mol}[/tex] of [tex]{\rm Cl^{-}}[/tex] ions in [tex]0.0617\; {\rm mol}[/tex] formula units of CuCl₂.

The mass of [tex]1\; {\rm mol}[/tex] of chloride ion is 35.45 grams.

The mass of [tex]0.123\; {\rm mol}[/tex] of [tex]{\rm Cl^{-}}[/tex] ions will be [tex]35.45 \times 0.123 \approx 4.4\; {\rm g}[/tex].

Round the final value to two sig. fig. since the mass in the question is also 2 sig. fig.

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