
General Chemistry: Atoms First
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ISBN: 9780321809261
Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.138CHP
A copper wire having a mass of 2.196 g was allowed to react with an excess of sulfur. The excess sulfur was then burned, yielding SO2 gas. The mass of the copper sulfide produced was 2.748 g.
- (a) What is the percent composition of copper sulfide?
- (b) What is its empirical formula?
- (c) Calculate the number of copper ions per cubic centimeter if the density of the copper sulfide is 5.6 g/cm3.
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