KCET2010ChemistrySome Basic Concepts of Chemistry
A mixture of CaCl ₂ and NaCl weighing 4.44 ~g is treated with sodium carbonate solution to precipitate all the Ca ²⁺ ions as calcium carbonate. The calcium carbonate so obtained is heated strongly to get 0.56 ~g of CaO . The percentage of NaCl in the mixture (atomic mass of Ca =40 ) is
Options
- A75
- B30.6
- C25
- D69.4
Correct answer
A. 75
Step-by-step solution
1 ~mol CaCO ₃ 1 ~mol CaO + CO ₂ CaCl ₂+ Na ₂ CO ₃ 1 ~mol CaCO ₃ +2 Na 1 ~mol CaO 1 ~mol CaCl ₂ 0.56 56 ~mol CaO 0.01 ~mol CaCl ₂=0.01 111 ~g CaCl ₂=1.11 ~g CaCl ₂ Thus, in the mixture, weight of NaCl =4.44-1.11=3.33 ~g Percentage of NaCl = 3.33 4.44 100=75 %