1.00g of EuCl2 is treated with excess of aqueius AgNO3 and all the chlorine is recovred as 1.29g of AGcL. Calculate the atomic weight of Eu(Cl=35.5,Ag=108).
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Solution
% of chlorine in AgCl=35.535.5+107.87=24.7%
24.7% of 1.29 kg=24.7×1.29100=0.319g Cl
All the chlorine come from EuCl2
In 1 g of EuCl2, 0.319 g is Chlorine
31.9% of EuCl2 is Cl
68.1% of EuCl2 is Eu by weight
and of that each of the two Cl atoms in EuCl2 contribute 31.92=16.0%