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In a crystalline solid, atoms of element P form a ccp lattice....

In a crystalline solid, atoms of element P form a ccp lattice. Atoms of element Q occupy 13\dfrac{1}{3} of the tetrahedral voids and atoms of element R occupy 12\dfrac{1}{2} of the octahedral voids. If the molar masses of P, Q, and R are 20 g mol−120\text{ g mol}^{-1}, 40 g mol−140\text{ g mol}^{-1}, and 40 g mol−140\text{ g mol}^{-1} respectively, the mass percentage of P in the compound is _______. (Nearest integer)

Correct answer

30

Step-by-step solution

Let the number of atoms of element P in the ccp lattice be NN.

The number of tetrahedral voids is 2N2N and the number of octahedral voids is NN.

Number of Q atoms = 13×2N=2N3\dfrac{1}{3} \times 2N = \dfrac{2N}{3}

Number of R atoms = 12×N=N2\dfrac{1}{2} \times N = \dfrac{N}{2}

The ratio of the number of atoms of P, Q, and R is:
P : Q : R = N:2N3:N2=1:23:12N : \dfrac{2N}{3} : \dfrac{N}{2} = 1 : \dfrac{2}{3} : \dfrac{1}{2}

Multiplying by 66 to get whole numbers, the ratio is 6:4:36 : 4 : 3.

The empirical formula of the compound is P6Q4R3P_{6}Q_{4}R_{3}.

Molar mass of the empirical formula = (6×20)+(4×40)+(3×40)(6 \times 20) + (4 \times 40) + (3 \times 40)
=120+160+120=400 g mol−1= 120 + 160 + 120 = 400\text{ g mol}^{-1}

Mass percentage of P = Mass of PTotal mass×100\dfrac{\text{Mass of P}}{\text{Total mass}} \times 100
=120400×100=30%= \dfrac{120}{400} \times 100 = 30\%

Answer: 3030
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