Chemistry 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1133611095
ISBN 13: 978-1-13361-109-7

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Exercises - Page 74: 36

Answer

$230.34$ grams of Oxygen $115.42$ grams of Sulfur

Work Step by Step

We know that the mass of sulfur to the mass of hydrogen to the mass of oxygen is the same for any amount of a $H_2SO_4$ sample. So, we set up a table: \begin{array}{ccc} \text{Element}& \text{Old Amount} & \text{New Amount} \\ \text{Hydrogen}& 2.02 g & 7.27 g \\ \text{Sulfur}& 32.07 g & x \\ \text{Oxygen}& 64.00 g & y \\ \end{array} where $x$ and $y$ are the new amounts for sulfur and oxygen, respectively. We notice that the change from the old amount of Hydrogen to the new amount of Hydrogen is $\frac{7.27}{2.02}$, as \begin{align*} 2.02 \cdot \frac{7.27}{2.02}=7.27. \end{align*} So, we can use this proportion on each of the other values, and we get \begin{align*} \text{Oxygen: } 64.00 \cdot \frac{7.27}{2.02} \approx 230.34 \end{align*} and \begin{align*} \text{Sulfur: } 32.07 \cdot \frac{7.27}{2.02} \approx 115.42 \end{align*} So, there are approximately $230.34$ grams of Oxygen and $115.42$ grams of Sulfur in this new sample.
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