To find the volume of AgNO3 required for the complete precipitation of chloride ions, we first consider the ionization of the coordination complex in an aqueous solution.
The given complex is pentaaquachloridochromium(III) chloride, with the chemical formula:
[Cr(H2O)5Cl]Cl2
Only the chloride ions present outside the coordination sphere (the counter ions) ionize in solution:
[Cr(H2O)5Cl]Cl2 (aq)⟶[Cr(H2O)5Cl]2+ (aq)+2Cl− (aq)
The chloride ion inside the coordination sphere is directly bonded to the chromium metal center and does not ionize to form a precipitate with silver nitrate under normal conditions. Thus, each mole of the complex yields 2 moles of precipitable chloride ions:
Moles of Cl−=2×Moles of [Cr(H2O)5Cl]Cl2
Next, we calculate the millimoles of the coordination complex present in the solution:
Millimoles of complex=M×V=0.01 M×30 mL=0.3 mmol
The millimoles of precipitable Cl− ions in the solution are:
Millimoles of Cl−=2×0.3 mmol=0.6 mmol
The precipitation reaction with AgNO3 proceeds as:
Ag+ (aq)+Cl− (aq)⟶AgCl (s)↓
From the stoichiometry of the reaction, 1 mole of Ag+ reacts with 1 mole of Cl−:
Millimoles of AgNO3 required=Millimoles of Cl−=0.6 mmol
Let V be the volume (in mL) of 0.1 M AgNO3 solution required. Then:
Molarity of AgNO3×V=0.6 mmol
0.1 M×V=0.6 mmol
V=0.10.6=6 mL
Therefore, the volume of 0.1 M AgNO3 required is 6.