what volume of 0.100 M NaCl is needed to react completely with 5.00 mL of 0.200 M Pb(NO3)2?

User Icon for DrBob222 DrBob222 answered
12 years ago

Pb(NO3)2 + 2NaCl ==> PbCl2 + 2NaNO3

How many mols Pb(NO3)2 do you have? mols = M x L = ?
How many mols NaCl does that need? Look at the coefficients. 2x that.

Now M NaCl = mols/L soln.You know mols and M, solve for L which is volume.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To determine the volume of NaCl needed to react completely with Pb(NO3)2, we can use the concept of stoichiometry and the balanced chemical equation for the reaction:

Pb(NO3)2 + 2NaCl -> PbCl2 + 2NaNO3

In this reaction, the stoichiometric ratio between Pb(NO3)2 and NaCl is 1:2. This means that 1 mole of Pb(NO3)2 reacts with 2 moles of NaCl.

To solve this problem, we need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Calculate the number of moles of Pb(NO3)2 using the given concentration and volume:

moles of Pb(NO3)2 = (concentration of Pb(NO3)2) × (volume of Pb(NO3)2)
= (0.200 M) × (5.00 mL)
= 0.200 mol/L × 0.00500 L
= 0.00100 mol

Step 2: Since the stoichiometric ratio between Pb(NO3)2 and NaCl is 1:2, the number of moles of NaCl needed is twice the moles of Pb(NO3)2:

moles of NaCl needed = 2 × 0.00100 mol
= 0.00200 mol

Step 3: Calculate the volume of 0.100 M NaCl needed using the concentration and the number of moles:

Volume of NaCl needed = (moles of NaCl needed) / (concentration of NaCl)
= 0.00200 mol / 0.100 mol/L
= 0.0200 L
= 20.0 mL

Therefore, 20.0 mL of 0.100 M NaCl is needed to react completely with 5.00 mL of 0.200 M Pb(NO3)2.