As lead chemist for a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, you need to inform the purchasing office of a supply order for the next batch of cisplatin, PtCl2(NH3)2. If you intend to make a 500kg batch, how many kg chlorine gas do you need to order?

mass of chlorine gas required is 118 kg.

Explanation:

Total mass of the drug (Cisplatin) required = 500 kg

For the drug PtCl2(NH3)2, we first find the molar mass of the compound.

The molar mass of the drug is the total of all the molar mass of the elements in the drug

molar mass of Pt (platinum) in the drug = 195.078 g/mol

molar mass of chlorine (Cl) in the drug = 2 x (35.453 g/mol) = 70.908 g/mol

molar mass of ammonia (NH3) in the drug = 2 x (17.031 g/mol) = 34.062 g/mol

Total molar mass of the drug = 195.078 g/mol + 70.908 g/mol + 34.062 g/mol = 300.048 g/mol

fractional composition of chlorine in the drug = 70.908/300.048 = 0.236

mass of chlorine required for 500 kg of the drug = 0.236 x 500 = 118 kg

the tides are influenced by both the moon and the sun, it's easy to see that when the sun lines up with the moon and the earth, as during a new moon or full moon, the tidal effect is increased. these are known as spring tides, named not for the season, but for the fact that the water "springs" higher than normal. on the other hand, if the sun and the moon are 90 degrees apart in relation to an observer on earth as during the first quarter moon or third quarter moon, then high tides are not as high as they normally would be. this is because despite its greater distance, the sun's mass allows it to exert enough gravitational force on the oceans that it can negate some of the effects of the moon's pull. this phenomenon of lower high tides is called a neap tide. if you need more information on this topic visit moonconnection.com.