Credit will be given for strict adherence to the instructions, for observations precisely recorded and for accurate inferences. All tests, observations and inferences must be clearly entered in your answer book in ink, at the time they are made.
C is a mixture of two salts. Carry out the following exercises on C. Record your observations and identify any gas(es) evolved. State the conclusion you draw from the result of each test.
(a) Put all of C in a test tube and add about 10 cm\(^3\) of distilled water. Shake thoroughly and filter. Keep both the filtrate and the residue. Divide the filtrate into three portions.
(i) To the first portion, add NaOH\(_{(ag)}\) in drops and then in excess.
(ii) To the second portion, add NH\(_3\), solution in drops and then in excess.
(iii) To the third portion, add BaCl\(_{2(aq)}\) followed by dilute HCI.
(b) Divide the residue into two portions.
(i) Heat the first portion strongly in a test tube.
Burette readings (initial and final reading) must be given to two decimal places. Volume of pipette used must also be recorded but no account of experimental procedure is required. All calculations must be done in your answer book.
A is 0.0950 mol dm\(^{-3}\) HCI. B is a solution 13.50g dm\(^{-3}\) of X\(_2\)CO\(_3\).10H\(_2\)O.
(a) Put A into the burette and titrate it against 20.0 cm\(^3\) or 25.0 cm\(^3\) portions öf B using methyl orange as an indicator. Tabulate your readings and calculate the average volume of A used.
(b) From your results and the information provided above, calculate the;
(i) concentration of B in mol dm\(^{-3}\);
(ii) molar mass of X\(_2\)CO\(_3\).10H\(_2\)O in g mol\(^{-1}\);
(iii) percentage by mass X in X\(_2\)C)\(_3\).10H\(_2\)O. [H = 1, C = 12, O = 16]. The equation for the reaction involved in the titration is 2HCl\(_{(aq)}\) + X\(_2\)CO\(_3\).10H\(_2\)O\(_{(aq)}\) \(\to\) 2XCl\(_{(aq)}\) + 11H\(_2\)O\(_{(l)}\) + CO\(_{2(g)}\)
