Engineering
Chemistry
Determination of Atomic and Molecular Mass
Question

Some amount of a diacidic organic Lewis base (molar mass = 58) reacts with chloroplatinic acid to form 12 g of chloroplatinate salt. The mass of residue produced on heating is

2 g

5 g

8 g

0.2 g

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Solution

B2 [H2PtCl6]2 → Pt
12 g                  w g
POAc for Pt
12×22×58+410×2=w195
or     w = 5 g