Reactive Metals Such as Iron Will Reduce Arsenic Acid (H₃AsO₄)to

question 51

Multiple Choice

Reactive metals such as iron will reduce arsenic acid (H₃AsO₄) to the highly poisonous arsine gas (AsH₃) in the presence of acid.What mass of iron would be required for such a reaction with 250 mL of 0.90 M arsenic acid,assuming that the iron is oxidized to Fe³⁺?
3 H₃AsO₄ + 8 Fe + 24 H⁺ → 3 AsH₃ + 12 H₂O + 8 Fe³⁺

• A)45 g
• B)38 g
• C)34 g
• D)21 g
• E)13 g

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