The American University in Cairo

School of Science and Engineering

Department of Chemistry
CHEM 1005

Assignment # 5 Monday May 11th – Thursday May 14th Spring 2020

Please ANSWER the following five questions and SHOW your steps in details:

1- a- How many grams of NH4NO3 would be required to prepare 500 mL of a solution that is
0.450 M in NH4NO3(aq)?

b- If 50.0 mL of 6.50 M H2SO4 is diluted to give a 1.30 M solution of H2SO4, what is the final
volume of the diluted acid?

Solution:

a- Moles of NH4NO3 required = M x V

= 0.450 (moles/L) x 500 x 10-3 (L) = 0.225 mol
Mass of NH4NO3 required = Moles x Molar mass
= 0.225 (mol) x [(2 x 14) + (4 x 1) + (3 x 16)] (g/mol) = 18 g

b- MV(conc.) = MV(dil.)
6.50 x 50.0 = 1.30 x V
Final volume = (6.50 x 50.0) / 1.30 = 250 mL
2- Complete and balance the following redox equation using the set of smallest whole-number
coefficients. Now sum the coefficients of all species in the balanced equation. (Remember the
coefficients that are equal to one.) What is the sum of the coefficients? Show all your steps.

BrO3–(aq) + Sb3+(aq) → Br–(aq) + Sb5+(aq) (acidic solution)

Solution:

Reduction:
BrO3–(aq) → Br–(aq)
1- Molar balance:
BrO3-(aq) + 6 H+ → Br–(aq) + 3 H2O
2- Charge balance:
BrO3-(aq) + 6 H+ + 6 e- → Br–(aq) + 3 H2O (A)

Oxidation:
Sb3+(aq) → Sb5+(aq)
1- Molar balance:
Sb3+(aq) → Sb5+(aq)
2- Charge balance:
Sb3+(aq) → Sb5+(aq) + 2 e-
Multiplying this half equation by 3 to equate electrons in both half equations
3 Sb3+(aq) → 3 Sb5+(aq) + 6 e- (B)

Adding the half equations (A) and (B), electrons will cancel out
BrO3-(aq) + 6 H+ + 6 e- → Br–(aq) + 3 H2O
3 Sb3+(aq) → 3 Sb5+(aq) + 6 e-

BrO3-(aq) + 6 H+ + 3 Sb3+(aq) → Br–(aq) + 3 H2O + 3 Sb5+(aq)

Sum of coefficients = 1 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 3 = 17
3- In the following reactions, which is the oxidizing agent? Explain your answer.

a- Fe(CO)5(l) + 2HI(g) → Fe(CO)4I2(s) + CO(g) + H2(g)

b- 2 H+ + 3 H2O + As2O3 + 2 NO3– → 2 H3AsO4 + 2 HNO2

Solution:

a- HI is the oxidizing agent, as the oxidation number of H got reduced from +1 in HI to zero
in H2.
b- NO3- is the oxidizing agent, as the oxidation number of N got reduced from +5 in NO 3- to
+3 in HNO2.

4- Calculate the oxidation numbers for the following:

a- H in LiAlH4
b- P in H4P2O7
c- O in OF2
d- S in NaHSO4

Solution:

a- Li + Al + 4 H = 0
(+1) + (+3) + 4 H = 0
4 H = -4
H = -1

b- 4H +2P+ 7O =0
[4 x (+1)] + 2 P + [7 x (-2) = 0
2 P = +10
P = +5

c- O + 2 F =0
O + [2 x (-1)] = 0
O = +2

d- Na + H + S + 4 O = 0
(+1) + (+1) + S + [4 x (-2)] = 0
S = +6
5- Complete and balance the following redox equation showing all your steps:

Bi(OH)3 + SnO22– → Bi + SnO32– (basic solution)

Solution:

Reduction:
Bi(OH)3 → Bi
1- Molar balance:
Bi(OH)3 + 3 H+ → Bi + 3 H2O
2- Charge balance:
Bi(OH)3 + 3 H+ + 3 e- → Bi + 3 H2O (A)

Oxidation:
SnO22– → SnO32–
1- Molar balance:
SnO22– + H2O → SnO32– + 2 H+
2- Charge balance:
SnO22– + H2O → SnO32– + 2 H+ + 2 e- (B)

Equating the electrons in both half equation, through multiplying (A) by 2, and (B) by 3
2 Bi(OH)3 + 6 H+ + 6 e- → 2 Bi + 6 H2O (C)
3 SnO2 + 3 H2O → 3 SnO3 + 6 H + 6 e
2– 2– + -
(D)

Adding the half equations (C) and (D), e- and H+ will cancel out
2 Bi(OH)3 + 6 H+ + 6 e- → 2 Bi + 6 H2O
3 SnO22– + 3 H2O → 3 SnO32– + 6 H+ + 6 e-

2 Bi(OH)3 + 3 SnO22– → 2 Bi + 3 H2O + 3 SnO32–