Phosphorite, also called phosphate rock, is a mineral containing PO 4 3 and OH anions

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Phosphorite, also called phosphate rock, is a mineral containing PO43 and OH anions and Ca2+ cations. It is treated with sulfuric acid in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers (see Chapter 3). A chemist finds the calcium content in an impure sample of phosphate rock by weighing out a 0.4367-g sample, dissolving it in water, and precipitating the Ca2+ ions as the insoluble hydrated salt* CaC2O4 · H2O (C2O42– is called the oxalate ion). After being filtered and dried (at a temperature of about 100°C so that the extraneous water is driven off but not the water of hydration), the CaC2O4 · H2O precipitate weighed 0.2920 g. Calculate the mass percent of calcium in the sample of phosphate rock

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Chemical Principles

ISBN: 9780618946907

6th Edition

Authors: Steven S Zumdahl

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