Hi there! Calvin informed Marie that they could still incorporate solute until reaching 40 grams because the solution remained unsaturated. Unsaturated solutions denote situations where the solvent (water in this instance) can further dissolve more solute (here, KNO₃) considering the current pressure and temperature. This can be visually confirmed when additional solute does not lead to visible solid residues settling at the bottom of the flask, indicating that the dissolving rate surpasses the crystallization rate. Wishing you a pleasant day!
What is being removed during the wash is the solvent.
extinction coefficient (ε) = 347 L·mol⁻¹·cm⁻¹. The chemical equation representing the reaction of chromium (Cr) with hydrochloric acid (HCl) is: 2 Cr + 6 HCl → 2 CrCl₃ + 3 H₂. To find the number of moles, we apply the formula: number of moles = mass / molar weight. For chromium, we calculate: number of moles of Cr = 0.3 × 10⁻³ (g) / 52 (g/mole), leading to number of moles of Cr = 5.77 × 10⁻⁶ moles. Examining the reaction, we observe that 2 moles of Cr yield 2 moles of CrCl₃, hence 5.77 × 10⁻⁶ moles of Cr will also produce 5.77 × 10⁻⁶ moles of CrCl₃. The molar concentration is determined by: molar concentration = number of moles / volume (L), thus molar concentration of CrCl₃ = 5.77 × 10⁻⁶ / 10 × 10⁻³, which equals 5.77 × 10⁻⁴ moles/L. To convert percent transmittance (%T) to absorbance (A), we use the equation A = 2 - log(%T). Therefore, A = 2 - log(62.5), leading to A = 0.2. The relationship defining absorbance (A) includes the extinction coefficient (ε), path length (l), and concentration (c): A = εlc, hence ε = A / lc, giving ε = 0.2 / (1 × 5.77 × 10⁻⁴), which results in ε = 0.0347 × 10⁴. Thus, the extinction coefficient is ε = 347 L·mol⁻¹·cm⁻¹.
