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Review
This problem set is a review of basic chemistry which forms the background for the
material covered in this course.
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Give a balanced half reaction for the reduction of nitrate to nitric oxide in acidic
solution.
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After the reaction is completed, what is the mass of the reagent that
remains?
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A dilute solution of sulfuric acid (12 mL) was treated with an excess of an aqueous
barium chloride solution. The resulting precipitate weighed 0.2762 g. What is the
molarity of the sulfuric acid used?
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A solid sample of mass 0.950 g contains strontium chloride and inert impurities. It
is dissolved in water and treated with 25.00 mL of 0.25 M aqueous solution of
AgNO3 to afford a precipitate of silver(I) chloride. The excess aqueous silver
nitrate is titrated with 8.00 mL of 0.210 M potassium thiocyanate (KSCN)
according to the reaction:
AgNO3 (aq) + KSCN (aq) AgSCN(s) + KNO3(aq)
Determine the mass percentage of strontium chloride in the original sample.
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