Copper carbonate decomposes to form copper oxide solid and carbon dioxide gas.
CuCO3(s) rightwards arrowCuO(s) + CO2(g)
The results obtained are in Table 1 below:
Table 1: Results of decomposition
Mass of test tube
18.88 g
Mass of test tube + CuCO3
20.74 g
Mass of CuCO3
1.86 g
Mass of test tube + CuO (after heating)
19.96 g
The actual mass of CuO
a. From the results in the table, calculate the actual mass of CuO formed. [1 point]
b. Given that 1.86 g of CuCO3 is equal to 0.015 moles, use the reaction equation CuCO3(s) rightwards arrowCuO(s) + CO2(g) to calculate:
i. Number of moles of CuO formed [1 point]
ii. Mass of CuO formed [2 points]
iii. Hence find the percent yield [1 point]