If 6.51 g of copper is reacted with 28.4 g of silver nitrate, the products will be copper (ii) nitrate and silver metal. what is the theoretical mass of silver that will be produced?

The theoretical mass of silver that will be produced is calculated as follows

write the reaction equation

Cu + 2Ag (No3) - - - > 2Ag + Cu (NO3) 2

calculated the moles of each reagent

moles = mass/molar mass

Cu = 6.51g/63.5g/mol = 0.103 moles

Ag (NO3) 2 = 28.4 g/169.87g/mol = 0.167 moles

Cu is the limiting reagent therefore the moles Ag = 2 x0.167 = 0.334 moles

mass = moles xmolar mass

0.334mol x 107.87g/mol = 36.02 grams