One Step in the Isolation of Pure Rhodium Metal (Rh)is

question 112

Multiple Choice

One step in the isolation of pure rhodium metal (Rh) is the precipitation of rhodium(III) hydroxide from a solution containing rhodium(III) sulfate according to the following balanced chemical equation:
Rh₂(SO₄) ₃(aq) + 6NaOH(aq) → 2Rh(OH) ₃(s) + 3Na₂SO₄(aq)
What is the theoretical yield of rhodium(III) hydroxide from the reaction of 0.540 g of rhodium(III) sulfate with 0.209 g of sodium hydroxide?

• A)0.268 g
• B)0.209 g
• C)0.168 g
• D)0.749 g
• E)0.336 g

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