A chemist went on a trip to Zambales to obtain a sample of chalcocite (copper (I) sulfide), one of the most important ores of copper. He tried to extract copper from the ore by performing these 2 steps: a.) After grinding, the chemist “roasted” (reacted with oxygen gas in the presence of heat) the powdered chalcocite sample to form a red cuprous oxide precipitate and gaseous sulfur dioxide. b.) He then reacted the red precipitate with hydrogen gas inside a heated furnace to produce metallic copper and water vapor. Question: If the chemist acquired 98.4 grams of chalcocite during his trip, calculate the theoretical yield of metallic copper in his experiment.
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A chemist went on a trip to Zambales to obtain a sample of chalcocite (copper (I)
sulfide), one of the most important ores of copper. He tried to extract copper from
the ore by performing these 2 steps:
a.) After grinding, the chemist “roasted” (reacted with oxygen gas in
the presence of heat) the powdered chalcocite sample to form a red
cuprous oxide precipitate and gaseous sulfur dioxide.
b.) He then reacted the red precipitate with hydrogen gas inside a
heated furnace to produce metallic copper and water vapor.
Question: If the chemist acquired 98.4 grams of chalcocite during his trip, calculate
the theoretical yield of metallic copper in his experiment.
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