Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A sample of of lead(II) oxide () is heated in air at about until it is all red lead: . The red lead () is then treated with hot dilute nitric acid: . Use for PbO and for lead(II) nitrate. Find the mass of red lead, the mass of oxygen taken up, and the masses of lead(IV) oxide and lead(II) nitrate that the acid gives.
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Moles of PbO. .
Step 2. Red lead. One third as many moles: , which weighs .
Step 3. Oxygen. The gain in mass is .
Step 4. Lead(IV) oxide. One mole for each mole of PbO: .
Step 5. The nitrate. Two moles for each mole: .
Answer: , , and .
Check. All three lead atoms of each PbO are accounted for: one in PbO and two in the nitrate.
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Count the oxides by their character: acidic, amphoteric, basic, neutral. Red lead forms by and splits with nitric acid by . Carbides give gases with water: gives acetylene, one mole for each mole, and gives methane, three moles for each mole.