The volume (in $\mathrm{mL}$ ) of $0.1 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{AgNO}_3$ required for complete precipitation of…

The volume (in $\mathrm{mL}$ ) of $0.1 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{AgNO}_3$ required for complete precipitation of chloride ions present in $30 \mathrm{~mL}$ of $0.01 \mathrm{M}$ solution of $\left[\mathrm{Cr}\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}_{)_5} \mathrm{Cl}\right] \mathrm{Cl}_2\right.$, as silver chloride is close to

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$\mathrm{mmol}$ of complex $=30 \times 0.01=0.3$ Also, 1 mole of complex $\left[\mathrm{Cr}\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_5 \mathrm{Cl}\right] \mathrm{Cl}_2$ gives only two moles of chloride ion when dissolved in solution $ \left[\mathrm{Cr}\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_5 \mathrm{Cl}\right] \mathrm{Cl}_2 \longrightarrow\left[\mathrm{Cr}\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_5 \mathrm{Cl}^{2+}+2 \mathrm{Cl}^{-}\right. $ $\Rightarrow \mathrm{mmol}$ of $\mathrm{Cl}^{-}$ion produced from its $0.3 \mathrm{mmol}=0.6$ Hence, $0.6 \mathrm{mmol}$ of $\mathrm{Ag}^{+}$would be required for precipitation. $ \begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow 0.60 \mathrm{mmol} \text { of } \mathrm{Ag}^{+}=0.1 \mathrm{M} \times \mathrm{V}(\text { in } \mathrm{mL}) \\ & \Rightarrow \quad V=6 \mathrm{~mL} . \end{aligned} $

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