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Volume of Silver Nitrate for Chloride Precipitation in Coordination Complex

The volume (in mL\text{mL}) of 0.1 M AgNO30.1\text{ M } \text{AgNO}_3 required for complete precipitation of chloride ions present in 30 mL30\text{ mL} of 0.01 M0.01\text{ M} solution of [Cr(H2O)5Cl]Cl2[\text{Cr}(\text{H}_2\text{O})_5\text{Cl}]\text{Cl}_2, as silver chloride is close to

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Step-by-Step Solution

To find the volume of AgNO3\text{AgNO}_3 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[\text{Cr}(\text{H}_2\text{O})_5\text{Cl}]\text{Cl}_2

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)[\text{Cr}(\text{H}_2\text{O})_5\text{Cl}]\text{Cl}_2\text{ (aq)} \longrightarrow [\text{Cr}(\text{H}_2\text{O})_5\text{Cl}]^{2+}\text{ (aq)} + 2\text{Cl}^-\text{ (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 moles2\text{ moles} of precipitable chloride ions:
Moles of Cl−=2×Moles of [Cr(H2O)5Cl]Cl2\text{Moles of } \text{Cl}^- = 2 \times \text{Moles of } [\text{Cr}(\text{H}_2\text{O})_5\text{Cl}]\text{Cl}_2

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\text{Millimoles of complex} = M \times V = 0.01\text{ M} \times 30\text{ mL} = 0.3\text{ mmol}

The millimoles of precipitable Cl−\text{Cl}^- ions in the solution are:
Millimoles of Cl−=2×0.3 mmol=0.6 mmol\text{Millimoles of } \text{Cl}^- = 2 \times 0.3\text{ mmol} = 0.6\text{ mmol}

The precipitation reaction with AgNO3\text{AgNO}_3 proceeds as:
Ag+ (aq)+Cl− (aq)⟶AgCl (s)↓\text{Ag}^+\text{ (aq)} + \text{Cl}^-\text{ (aq)} \longrightarrow \text{AgCl}\text{ (s)}\downarrow

From the stoichiometry of the reaction, 1 mole1\text{ mole} of Ag+\text{Ag}^+ reacts with 1 mole1\text{ mole} of Cl−\text{Cl}^-:
Millimoles of AgNO3 required=Millimoles of Cl−=0.6 mmol\text{Millimoles of } \text{AgNO}_3 \text{ required} = \text{Millimoles of } \text{Cl}^- = 0.6\text{ mmol}

Let VV be the volume (in mL\text{mL}) of 0.1 M AgNO30.1\text{ M } \text{AgNO}_3 solution required. Then:
Molarity of AgNO3×V=0.6 mmol\text{Molarity of } \text{AgNO}_3 \times V = 0.6\text{ mmol}
0.1 M×V=0.6 mmol0.1\text{ M} \times V = 0.6\text{ mmol}
V=0.60.1=6 mLV = \frac{0.6}{0.1} = 6\text{ mL}

Therefore, the volume of 0.1 M AgNO30.1\text{ M } \text{AgNO}_3 required is 6.