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Lead Nitrate and Sodium Carbonate Reaction

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Lead (II) nitrate (Pb(NO3)2) react with sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) by giving white

precipitation of (PbCO3) and soluble (NaNO3) through the equation:

Pb(NO3)2 + Na2CO3 PbCO3 + 2NaNO3


n1 n2 n3 n4

The molar balance: n1= n2= n3=


n4
2
That mean 1mole of Pb(NO3)2 should react with 1mole of Na2CO3
Let’s calculate the amount of Lead (II) nitrate in excess:
Molar mass of: Pb(NO3)2 = 331g/mol, Na2CO3 = 106g/mol, PbCO3 = 267g/mol
Amount of substance of Pb(NO3)2: n1=3,31.103g ÷ 331g/mol = 10mol
Amount of substance of the Na2CO3 is: n2= 1,27.103g ÷ 106g/mol = 12mol
so, from what we have the Na2CO3 is clearly the reagent in excess.
Pb(NO3)2 being the default reagent so the reaction consumes 10mol from each reagent. That
mean at the end its going to left 2 mol of Na2CO3.
The left mass of Na2CO3 is: 2mol × 106g/mol = 212g
Let’s determine the mass of the PbCO3 precipitate formed:
We know n1=n2=n3 so the mass is: 10mol × 267g/mol = 2670g or 2,67kg

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