The amount of calcium present in milk can be determined through gravimetric analysis by adding oxalate to a sample and measuring the mass of calcium oxalate precipitated. What is the mass percent of calcium in milk if 0. 429 g of calcium oxalate, cac2o4, forms in a 125-g sample of milk when excess aqueous sodium oxalate is added?.

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Calcium content as a mass percentage in milk is 0.106%.

To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation shown below:

Given mass ÷ Molar mass = number of moles

Given that 0.429 g of calcium oxalate is present

Calcium oxalate has a molar mass of 128.1 g/mol.

By changing the values,

A number of moles = 0.429 ÷ 128.1 g/mol = 0.0033 mol

The given chemical equation follows:

[tex]Na_2C_2O_4(aq.) + Ca^{2+}(aq.)[/tex] → [tex]CaC_2O_4(s) + 2Na^{+}(aq.)[/tex]

Overabundant sodium oxalate is found. Therefore, it is regarded as an excess reagent. Additionally, calcium ion is a limiting reactant since it restricts the product's ability to form.

Using the reaction's stoichiometry:

From 1 mole of calcium ion, 1 mole of calcium oxalate is created.

Thus, produces 0.0033 moles of calcium oxalate.

(1 ÷ 1) × 0.0033 = 0.0033 mol of calcium ions.

Using equation 1, we can now calculate the mass of calcium ions and obtain:

Calcium ions in moles equal 0.0033 moles.

Calcium ions have a molar mass of 40 g/mol.

Equation 1 is solved for the following values:

0.0033 mol = Mass of calcium ions ÷ 40 g/mol

Mass of calcium ions = 0.0033 mol × 40 g/mol = 1.132

We employ the following equation to get the mass proportion of calcium ions from milk:

The mass percent of calcium ions = (Mass of calcium ions ÷ Mass of milk) × 100

Milk weighs 125 g.

Calcium ions' mass is 0.132 g.

By entering data into the aforementioned equation, we obtain the following,

The mass percent of calcium ions = (0.132g ÷ 125g) × 100 = 0.106%

As a result, milk has a mass percent of calcium of 0.106%.

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The amount of calcium present in milk can be determined through gravimetric analysis by adding oxalate to a sample and measuring the mass of calcium oxalate precipitated. What is the mass percent of the calcium in milk if 0.429 g of calcium oxalate, CaC2O4, forms in a 125-g sample of milk when excess aqueous sodium oxalate is added?

Na2C2O4 (aq) + Ca2+ (aq) → CaC2O4 (s) + 2 Na+ (aq)

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