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Post some of the hard calculation questions you guys have come across in papers! :D

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A student carried out an investigation to analyse lawn fertiliser. The student weighed out 1.00 g of fertiliser containing 24.0 % sulfur (S) and dissolved it in water. 100 mL of 0.20 mol L1 barium chloride solution was then added and a precipitate formed.

(a) Calculate the theoretical percentage by mass of sulfate in the fertiliser.


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Post some of the hard calculation questions you guys have come across in papers! :D

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A student carried out an investigation to analyse lawn fertiliser. The student weighed out 1.00 g of fertiliser containing 24.0 % sulfur (S) and dissolved it in water. 100 mL of 0.20 mol L1 barium chloride solution was then added and a precipitate formed.

(a) Calculate the theoretical percentage by mass of sulfate in the fertiliser.
Is it actually 24% of sulfur or sulfate?
 

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Only calcs? Because I'm doing environment stuff at the minute
 

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Post some of the hard calculation questions you guys have come across in papers! :D

Here's one to start off with -

A student carried out an investigation to analyse lawn fertiliser. The student weighed out 1.00 g of fertiliser containing 24.0 % sulfur (S) and dissolved it in water. 100 mL of 0.20 mol L1 barium chloride solution was then added and a precipitate formed.

(a) Calculate the theoretical percentage by mass of sulfate in the fertiliser.
pls help, what equation do we use for this?
 

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pls help, what equation do we use for this?
You just work out how many moles of sulfur you have and you have to have the same number of moles of SO42-. Then it's just a mass to mole and a mass to percentage :)
 

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You just work out how many moles of sulfur you have and you have to have the same number of moles of SO42-. Then it's just a mass to mole and a mass to percentage :)
Lol I realised why I couldnt get the answer, I did moles of sulfur x (32.07 x (16x4)). Eugh I hope that doesnt occur in the exam lol
 

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Post some of the hard calculation questions you guys have come across in papers! :D

Here's one to start off with -

A student carried out an investigation to analyse lawn fertiliser. The student weighed out 1.00 g of fertiliser containing 24.0 % sulfur (S) and dissolved it in water. 100 mL of 0.20 mol L1 barium chloride solution was then added and a precipitate formed.

(a) Calculate the theoretical percentage by mass of sulfate in the fertiliser.


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can som1 post the working for this? im lost
 

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Citric acid, the predominant acid in lemon juice, is a weak triprotic acid.
A student titrated 25.0 mL samples of lemon juice with 0.55 M NaOH. The mean titration value was 29.5 mL. What was the concentration of C6H8O7 in the lemon juice?
 

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can som1 post the working for this? im lost
Mass of sulfur = 24% of 1g
thus m(S) = 0.24 gram.
n(S) = 0.24/32.07 = 0.007483.......mol

n(S) = n(SO42-)

m(SO42-) = n x M
= 0.0074836 x (32.07 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 16)
= 0.7189....g

Thus, precentage = 0.718 g sulfate / 1 g fertiliser = 72% :)
 
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can som1 post the working for this? im lost
<img src="http://latex.codecogs.com/gif.latex?\text{You&space;have&space;0.24g&space;of&space;sulfur.&space;Moles&space;of&space;sulfur}=&space;\\&space;\frac{0.24}{32.07}&space;\\&space;\\&space;\text{Moles&space;of&space;sulfur&space;=&space;moles&space;of&space;sulfate&space;ions&space;(1&space;to&space;1&space;ratio)}\\&space;\\&space;\frac{0.24x96x100}{32.07}=&space;~72%" title="\text{You have 0.24g of sulfur. Moles of sulfur}= \\ \frac{0.24}{32.07} \\ \\ \text{Moles of sulfur = moles of sulfate ions (1 to 1 ratio)}\\ \\ \frac{0.24x96x100}{32.07}= ~72%" />
 

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can som1 post the working for this? im lost
n of sulphur = 1/32.07 = 0.031181789834737 =n of SO4 2-

m of S04 2- = n x M = something

Then mass of (sulphate/1g of fertiliser) x100 = answer
 
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Citric acid, the predominant acid in lemon juice, is a weak triprotic acid.
A student titrated 25.0 mL samples of lemon juice with 0.55 M NaOH. The mean titration value was 29.5 mL. What was the concentration of C6H8O7 in the lemon juice?
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