Compute amount of antimony in sample and percentage in ore


The quantity of antimony in a sample can be determined by an oxidation-reduction titration with an oxidizing agent. A 6.43-g sample of stibnite, an ore of antimony, is dissolved in hot, concentrated HCl(aq) and passed over a reducing agent so that all the antimony is in the form Sb3 (aq). The Sb3 (aq) is completely oxidized by 30.4 mL of a 0.120 M aqueous solution of KBrO3(aq). The unbalanced equation for the reaction is:

BrO3^-(aq) + Sb^3+(aq)---> Br^-(aq)+Sb^5+(aq) 

Calculate the amount of antimony in the sample adn its percentage in ore.

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Chemistry: Compute amount of antimony in sample and percentage in ore
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