Word Problem concerning Q's on: % mass and gravimetric factor

on: September 03, 2008, 12:57:15 PM

A nickel (II) ammonia compound was prepared in the laboratory. Its formula was supposed to
be [Ni(NH3)6](NO3)2. In order to verify the composition of the compound, a solution of the
compound was treated with the reagent dimethylglyoxime. This reagent reacts with nickel (II)
to produce an insoluble red compound Ni(DMG)2.
0.1324 gram of the nickel ammonia compound was dissolved in water and treated with an excess
of the dimethylglyoxime reagent. The mass of the red Ni(DMG)2] produced was 0.1343 gram.
Molar masses:
[Ni(NH3)6](NO3)2 = 284.887 g/mol
Ni(DMG)2 = 288.917 g/mol
Ni = 58.693 g/mol
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1.) Calculate the mass of nickel in the nickel(II) ammonia compound.
2.) Calculate the %mass of nickel in the compound.
3.) What percent mass of nickel was expected?
4.) What is the gravimetric factor for this analysis?

1 - I think that the mass of nickel would be the mass for 1 molar mass, 58.69g Ni.
2 - And I think that the %mass of nickel is 20.60%, but I'm not sure.
3 - The %mass nickel that is expected is the theoretical yield. So would you find the % mass
Nickel of Ni(DMG)2 ?
Otherwise i dont understand why the masses are given if theyre not used, but they probably are
to be used and i just dont know how so..
4 - Gravimetric factor isnt in wikipedia but it means something along the lines of gravitational
force of the ions. Our teacher in GT last year didnt show us that so i dont know what it is or the
units.

Molar mass of Ni(dmg)2 is 288.9146 g/mol

Formula in Hill system is C8H14N4NiO4
Elemental composition of Ni((CH3C(NOH)C(NO)CH3))2:
Symbol

Element

Atomic weight

Atoms

Mass percent

Ni

Nickel

58.6934

20.3151 %

Carbon

12.0107

33.2574 %

Hydrogen

1.00794

14

4.8842 %

Nitrogen

14.0067

19.3922 %

Oxygen

15.9994

22.1510 %

Gravimetric factor is a ratio of the mass of a determined substance to the mass of compound
made during weight analysis.
For example, if you plan to determine calcium in water, and you precipitate it as CaCO 3,
gravimetric factor for this analysis will MCa/MCaCO3 = 40.08/100.09 (where M is a molar mass).
If you know mass of the precipitate and you want to calculate mass of the determined substance,
you just multiply mass of th epreicipitate by the gravimetric factor.
Think if it helps you to solve rest of the question. Think about ratios of masses and numbers of
moles of substances you deal with.

Gravimetric factor is defined to be the algebraic expression that converts gramsof a compound
into grams of a single element. It is the ratio of the formula weight of thesubstance being
sought to that of the substance weighed. The formula for gravimetric factor is: