A chemistry teacher prepares a solution of silver nitrate with a total volume of 500.0 mL. Each student is instructed to obtain 15.0 mL of the solution and dilute it to a volume of
100.0 mL to which they will add a 5.00 gram strip of copper metal (excess reactant). Each
reaction is allowed to go to completion and the students then separate, wash, dry, and
weigh the silver powder. The average mass collected by the students is 4.21 g.