Grade 11Physical Chemistry3 g of metal carbonate on decomposition gives 1.8g of Metal Oxide. Calculate equivalent weight of the metal. Kaustubh Mishra 9 Years agoGrade 11
varunApproved Tutor Answer9 Years agoHELLO,Let M be the metal so we have from the data that,MCO3 = 3gmsMO = 1.8gmsSo let X be the weight of metal M So we get,(X + 12 + 48) / 3 = (X + 16)/1.8by solving the equation we get, X = 50So molecular weight of the metal = 50THANK YOU