How many moles of chromium(iii) nitrate are produced when chromium reacts with 0.85 moles of lead(iv) nitrate to produce chromiu

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How many moles of chromium(iii) nitrate are produced when chromium reacts with 0.85 moles of lead(iv) nitrate to produce chromiu

m(iii) nitrate and lead?

Chemistry

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Alexxandr [17] · Answer 1 · 2023-10-04T20:17:44+03:00

The moles of chromium (iii) nitrate produced is calculated as follows

write the equation for reaction

3 Pb(NO3)2 + 2 Cr = 2 Cr(NO3)3 + 3 Pb

by use of mole ratio between Pb(NO3)2 to Cr(NO3)3 which is 3 : 2 the moles of Cr(NO3)3 is therefore
= 0.85 x2 /3 = 0.57 moles