In the synthesis of N(CH3)4Ix, what is the mole ratio of the two reactants used? Write a chemical equation for the reaction and state the expected value of x. Also calculate the yield of the synthesis CHEM2341 Lab ManualPart A. Synthesis of Polyiodide Salt N(CH3)4IxWeigh 0.5 g of tetramethylammonium iodide in a beaker and add 10 mL of ethanol.Add 0.65 g of iodine and stir the mixture with moderate heating until no white solidremains. Do not allow the solution to boil at any time. Allow the solution to cool slowlyto room temperature and finally in an ice bath for about 15 – 20 minutes. Collect theproduct under with a Hirsch funnel and wash with 10 mL cold ethanol and 10 mLdiethyl ether. Dry the product in air. Record the weight, and calculate the percentageyield.Part B. Gravimetric AnalysisWeight accurately about 0.2 g of the product into a flask and add about 20 mL of ethanol.1. Swirl the contents of the flask and add 50 mL of 0.05M silver nitrate solution in 10mL portions.2. Heat the mixture gently until all the precipitate has settled.3. Filter the yellow product; wash with a little water followed by a little ethanol.4. Weight the product, calculate the weight of iodine presents and hence the amountof iodine in the original weight to the compound.5. Calculate the percentage of iodine in your product and the value of x.Reference:Popov, Alexander I., Buckles, Robert E. Inorg. Synth. 1957, 5, 167. Experiment 4Synthesis and Identification of a Polyiodide SaltSafety Notes:IodineConduct in fumehoodLearning outcomes:Upon completion of this experiment, you will be able to:1. Recognize that halides have the ability to catenate.2. Synthesize and investigate the iodine composition of polyiodide anion.3. Conduct gravimetric analysis.IntroductionA polyhalide anion may be defined as an addition product of a halide ion acting as aLewis Base with one or more halogen or interhalogen molecules acting as Lewis acids.Iodine itself can form a number of different polyhalides, and ithas a limited catenating ability. The polyiodides I3- and Is- arewell established. In the iodine test for starch, the deep bluecolour upon addition of an iodine solution to starch is actuallydue to the charge-transfer of the startch-Iz- complex. In fact,there is considerable evidence for a large series of such anions,including I7, 197, I1s²-, etc. Structural analysis implies thatthese complex polyiodides are in fact sets of I2 and I linked byweak bonds. For example, I7 could be considered as 3 I2 +I.The polyhalides tend to dissociate spontaneously into ahalogen or interhalogen compound and a simple monohalide of the cation. Theirstability can be enhanced by the use of larger counter-cation, e.g. Cs*, NR4* (R = alkylgroup) or AsPh4*.Amylosehelice with theglucose-monomerunit:OHно-The general method for the preparation of polyhalides simply involves directcombination of an ionic halide and a halogen or interhalogen compound. For example,iodine tincture, a common antiseptic consisted of a mixture of iodine with potassiumiodide, contains a significant amount of triiodide I3".In this experiment, you will attempt to prepare polyhalide using tetramethylammonium(CH3)4N", as the large cation, and characterize the product by gravimetric analysis.18

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In the synthesis of N(CH3)4Ix, what is the mole ratio of the two reactants used? Write a chemical equation for the reaction and state the expected value of x. Also calculate the yield of the synthesis CHEM2341 Lab ManualPart A. Synthesis of Polyiodide Salt N(CH3)4IxWeigh 0.5 g of tetramethylammonium iodide in a beaker and add 10 mL of ethanol.Add 0.65 g of iodine and stir the mixture with moderate heating until no white solidremains. Do not allow the solution to boil at any time. Allow the solution to cool slowlyto room temperature and finally in an ice bath for about 15 – 20 minutes. Collect theproduct under with a Hirsch funnel and wash with 10 mL cold ethanol and 10 mLdiethyl ether. Dry the product in air. Record the weight, and calculate the percentageyield.Part B. Gravimetric AnalysisWeight accurately about 0.2 g of the product into a flask and add about 20 mL of ethanol.1. Swirl the contents of the flask and add 50 mL of 0.05M silver nitrate solution in 10mL portions.2. Heat the mixture gently until all the precipitate has settled.3. Filter the yellow product; wash with a little water followed by a little ethanol.4. Weight the product, calculate the weight of iodine presents and hence the amountof iodine in the original weight to the compound.5. Calculate the percentage of iodine in your product and the value of x.Reference:Popov, Alexander I., Buckles, Robert E. Inorg. Synth. 1957, 5, 167. Experiment 4Synthesis and Identification of a Polyiodide SaltSafety Notes:IodineConduct in fumehoodLearning outcomes:Upon completion of this experiment, you will be able to:1. Recognize that halides have the ability to catenate.2. Synthesize and investigate the iodine composition of polyiodide anion.3. Conduct gravimetric analysis.IntroductionA polyhalide anion may be defined as an addition product of a halide ion acting as aLewis Base with one or more halogen or interhalogen molecules acting as Lewis acids.Iodine itself can form a number of different polyhalides, and ithas a limited catenating ability. The polyiodides I3- and Is- arewell established. In the iodine test for starch, the deep bluecolour upon addition of an iodine solution to starch is actuallydue to the charge-transfer of the startch-Iz- complex. In fact,there is considerable evidence for a large series of such anions,including I7, 197, I1s²-, etc. Structural analysis implies thatthese complex polyiodides are in fact sets of I2 and I linked byweak bonds. For example, I7 could be considered as 3 I2 +I.The polyhalides tend to dissociate spontaneously into ahalogen or interhalogen compound and a simple monohalide of the cation. Theirstability can be enhanced by the use of larger counter-cation, e.g. Cs*, NR4* (R = alkylgroup) or AsPh4*.Amylosehelice with theglucose-monomerunit:OHно-The general method for the preparation of polyhalides simply involves directcombination of an ionic halide and a halogen or interhalogen compound. For example,iodine tincture, a common antiseptic consisted of a mixture of iodine with potassiumiodide, contains a significant amount of triiodide I3&#34;.In this experiment, you will attempt to prepare polyhalide using tetramethylammonium(CH3)4N&#34;, as the large cation, and characterize the product by gravimetric analysis.18

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The two reactants used are tetramethylammonium iodide and Iodine.
The balanced reaction taking place…