Question on: JAMB Chemistry - 1990

10.0 dm3 of air containing H2S as an impurity was passed through a solution of Pb(NO3)2 until all the H2S had reacted. The precipitate of PbS was found to weigh 5.02 g. According to the equation:

Pb(NO3)2 + H2S → PbS + 2HNO3 the percentage by volume of hydrogen sulphide in the air is?



(Pb = 207, S = 32, GMV at s.t.p = 22.4dm3)

A
50.2
B
47.0
C
4.70
D
0.47
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Correct Option: C

Pb(NO3)2 + H2S → PbS + 2HNO3

34 g H2S → 239 g pbs

5.02g pbs → (34)/(237g) χ 5.02 g = 0.714 g

34g → 22.4 dm3

=0.714 → (22.4)/34g) χ 100 = 4.70

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