When 100 mL of 1.0 M Na3PO4 is mixed with 100 mL of 1.0 M AgNO3, a yellow precipitate forms and [Ag ] becomes negligibly small. Which of the following is a correct listing of the ions remaining in solution in order of increasing concentration

(A) PO43- < NO3- < Na+
(B) PO43- < Na+ < NO3-
(C) NO3- < PO43- < Na+
(D) Na+ < NO3- < PO43-
(E) Na+ < PO43- < NO3-

Respuesta :

Answer: The correct answer is option A.

[tex][PO_4^{3-}]<[NO_3^{-}]<[Na^{+}][/tex]

Explanation:

[tex]Na_3PO_4+3AgNO_3\rightarrow Ag_3PO_4+3NaNO_3[/tex]

[tex]Concentration = \frac{Moles}{\text{Volume of Solution(L)}}[/tex]

100 mL of 1.0 M [tex]Na_3PO_4[/tex]

Volume of [tex]Na_3PO_4[/tex] = 100 mL = 0.1 L

Moles of [tex]Na_3PO_4[/tex] = n

[tex]n= 1.0 M\times 0.1 L=0.1 mol[/tex]

1 mole of [tex]Na_3PO_4[/tex] gives 3 moles of sodium ions and 1 mole of phosphate ions.

Moles of sodium ions = [tex]0.1 \times 3 mol =0.3 mol[/tex]

Volume of solution after mixing = 200 mL = 0.2 L

Concentration of sodium ions= [tex]\frac{0.3 mol}{0.2 L}=1.5 L[/tex]

100 mL of 1.0 M [tex]AgNO_3[/tex]

Volume of [tex]AgNO_3[/tex] = 100 mL = 0.1 L

Moles of [tex]AgNO_3[/tex] = n'

[tex]n'= 1.0 M\times 0.1 L=0.1 mol[/tex]

1 mole of [tex]AgNO_3[/tex] gives 1 mole of silver ions and 1 mole of nitrate ions.

According to reaction 1 mole of [tex]Na_3PO_4[/tex] reacts with 3 moles of [tex]AgNO_3[/tex].

Then 0.1 mole of [tex]AgNO_3[/tex] will react with:

[tex]\frac{1}{3}\times 0.1=0.0333mol[/tex] of [tex]Na_3PO_4[/tex]

Moles of sodium phosphate left unreacted = 0.1 mol - 0.0333 mol =  0.0667 mol

1 mole of [tex]Na_3PO_4[/tex] gives 3 moles of sodium ions and 1 mole of phosphate ions.

As we can see that silver nitrate is in limiting amount

According to reaction 3 mole of [tex]AgNO_3[/tex] gives with 1 mole of [tex]Ag_3PO_4[/tex].

So, when 0.1 mol of [tex]AgNO_3[/tex] reacts it gives:

[tex]\frac{1}{3}\times 0.1 = 0.3 mol[/tex] of [tex]Ag_3PO_4[/tex]

Moles of phosphate ions left in solution= [tex]0.1 \times 0.0667  mol =0.0667 mol[/tex]

Volume of solution after mixing = 200 mL = 0.2 L

Concentration of phosphate ions= [tex]\frac{0.0667 mol}{0.2 L}=0.3335 L[/tex]

Moles of nitrate ions =  [tex]0.1 \times 1 mol =0.1 mol[/tex]

Volume of solution after mixing = 200 mL = 0.2 L

Concentration of nitrate ions= [tex]\frac{0.1 mol}{0.2 L}=0.5 L[/tex]

But is an excessive reagent its concentration will be less

[tex][PO_4^{3-}]<[NO_3^{-}]<[Na^{+}][/tex]