Chapter 18, Problem 65E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The dissolving of each of the given metal samples hydroiodic acid is to be predicted. A balanced chemical equation is to be shown if it dissolves the metal and the minimum volume of $3.5\text{M}$

$\text{HI}$ required to completely dissolving the sample is to be calculated.

Concept introduction:The metals that possesses less value of standard cell potential than $\text{HI}$ are dissolvable in $3.5\text{M}\text{HI}$ . The minimum volume of $3.5\text{M}$

$\text{HI}$ required to completely dissolve the sample is calculated by the formula,
   $\text{V}=\frac{{\text{m}}_{\text{x}}}{{\text{M}}_{\text{x}}\times \text{M}}\times \frac{\text{y}}{\text{z}}$

To determine:If hydroiodic acid can dissolve each of the given metal samples or not;a balanced chemical equation if it dissolves the metal sample and the minimum volume of $3.5\text{M}$

$\text{HI}$ required to completely dissolving the sample.