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Grade 12th PassPhysical Chemistry

1g mixture of cuprous oxide and cupric oxide was quantitatively reduced to 0.839g of metallic copper.What was the weight of cupric oxide in the original sample?(Cu=63.5,O=16)

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14 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer14 Years ago

let cupric oxide =x and let cuprous oxide=y

x+y=1g

x(63.5/(63.5+16))+y(127/(127+16))=0.839g

solve for x and y