Question

What volume of 16M HNO3 is required to dissolve 0.50g of Cu metal in the following reaction?
Cu(s) + 4HNO3(aq) ---> Cu(NO3)2 + 2H2O + 2NO2
bobpursley
Dissolve? Or react...


how many moles of Cu? .5/atomicmassCu

how many moles of nitric acid? 4*molesCu

volume: molesNitriacid/16